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ENERVATE
enervate
(verb) weaken mentally or morally
faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle
(verb) disturb the composure of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
enervate (third-person singular simple present enervates, present participle enervating, simple past and past participle enervated)
(transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
(transitive) To weaken morally or mentally.
(medicine) To partially or completely remove a nerve.
Synonyms
• (reduce strength): debilitate, weaken
Antonyms
• (reduce strength): strengthen, revive
• (reduce morally, mentally): bolster
Adjective
enervate (comparative more enervate, superlative most enervate)
Made feeble; weakened.
Anagrams
• venerate
Source: Wiktionary
E*ner"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enervated; p. pr. & vb. n. Enervating.] Etym: [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr. enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.]
Definition: To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of. A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. Macaulay. And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. Dryden.
Syn.
– To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.
E*ner"vate, a. Etym: [L. enervatus, p. p.]
Definition: Weakened; weak; without strength of force. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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