enervate
To reduce strength or energyTo reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
» Tom felt too enervated to resist.
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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.
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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
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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 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.