enervate
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ərˌveɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken. Synonyms: enfeeble, debilitate, sap, exhaust.
adjective
2.
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| enervate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate |
| —adj | |
| 2. | deprived of strength or vitality; weakened |
| [C17: from Latin ēnervāre to remove the nerves from, from nervus nerve, sinew] | |
| ener'vation | |
| —n | |
| 'enervative | |
| —adj | |
| 'enervator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
enervate
c.1600, from L. enervat-, pp. stem of enervare (see enervation). Related: Ennervated; ennervating.
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Medical Dictionary
enervate en·er·vate (ěn'ər-vāt')
v. en·er·vat·ed, en·er·vat·ing, en·er·vates
To remove a nerve or nerve part.
To cause weakness or a reduction of strength.
en'er·va'tion n.
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Example sentences
Although eventually the emotionally dark atmosphere may enervate the reader, the novel has a haunting power.
The nerves finally terminate in the wing cell layer from where they enervate the epithelium.
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