Enervate
[verb en-er-veyt; adjective ih-nur-vit] /verb ˈɛn ərˌveɪt; adjective ɪˈnɜr vɪt/
verb (used with object), enervated, enervating.
1.
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.
Synonyms: enfeeble, debilitate, sap, exhaust.
adjective
2.
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verb (ˈɛnəˌveɪt)
1.
(transitive) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate
adjective (ɪˈnɜːvɪt)
2.
deprived of strength or vitality; weakened
v.
c.1600, from Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare “to weaken” (see enervation). Related: Ennervated; ennervating.
enervate en·er·vate (ěn’ər-vāt’)
v. en·er·vat·ed, en·er·vat·ing, en·er·vates
en’er·va’tion n.
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