enervate
enervate · enervates · enervated · enervating
обессиливать, обессилить
schwächen
To reduce strength or energyTo reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/
» Tom felt too enervated to resist.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
schwächen
обесси́ливатьobessílivatʹ, обесси́литьobessílitʹ
(transitive)To weaken morally or mentally.
weaken mentally or morally
(uncommon)To partially or completely remove a nerve.
Examples
1 sentencesTom felt too enervated to resist.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to reduce strength or energy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to reduce strength or energy:
Origin
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
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Forms
enervates, enervating, enervated, enervatedSynonyms
8 synonymsreduce strength:weakenB2debilitateenfeeble
Antonyms
3 antonymsreduce strength:strengthenB1reviveB2
reduce morally, mentally:bolster
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedenervator
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle