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enervate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/ (obsolete)
- /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
Meanings
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Made feeble; weakened.
Forms
enervate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ (UK)
- /iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/ (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
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(transitive) To weaken morally or mentally.
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(uncommon) To partially or completely remove a nerve.
Forms
Antonyms
bolster (antonym(s) of “reduce morally, mentally”) · revive (antonym(s) of “reduce strength”) · strengthen (antonym(s) of “reduce strength”)
Deriveds
enervator
Relateds
nerve
Synonyms
enfeeble (reduce strength) · debilitate (reduce strength) · deinnervate · denervate · weaken (reduce strength)
Translations (20)
bg омаломощавам (to reduce strength or energy) · cs zeslabit (to reduce strength or energy) · mi whakaruhi (to reduce strength or energy) · de schwächen (to reduce strength or energy) · fr affaiblir (to reduce strength or energy) · km ធ្វើឲ្យអស់កម្លាំង (to reduce strength or energy) · ru обесси́ливать (to reduce strength or energy) · da svække (to reduce strength or energy) · bg обезсилвам (to reduce strength or energy) · ru обесси́лить (to reduce strength or energy) · cs vyčerpat (to reduce strength or energy) · nl verzwakken (to reduce strength or energy) · pt debilitar (to reduce strength or energy) · es enervar (to reduce strength or energy) · es enervar (to weaken morally or mentally) · cs zeslabit (to weaken morally or mentally) · el αποχαυνώνω (to reduce strength or energy) · fi heikentää (to reduce strength or energy) · pt enfraquecer (to reduce strength or energy) · sv försvaga (to reduce strength or energy)