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enervate.

To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/UK/iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/obsolete
  1. To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.

    transitive
    After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
  2. To weaken morally or mentally.

    transitive
  3. To partially or completely remove a nerve.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).

adj/ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/UK/iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/obsolete
  1. Made feeble; weakened.

Where this word comes from

From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).

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