There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
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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