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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