enervate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(verb): IPA^(key): /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ (UK)
(adjective): IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/ (UK)

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.

Quotations

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Synonyms

(reduce strength): debilitate, weaken

Antonyms

(reduce strength): strengthen, revive
(reduce morally, mentally): bolster

Translations

to reduce strength or energy; debilitate

Bulgarian: обезсилвам (bg) (obezsilvam), омаломощавам (bg) (omalomoštavam)
Danish: svække
Finnish: heikentää (fi)
French: affaiblir (fr)
German: schwächen (de)
Khmer: ធ្វើឲ្យអស់កម្លាំង (tvəə aoy ɑh kam leang)

Maori: whakaruhi
Portuguese: debilitar (pt), enfraquecer (pt)
Russian: обесси́ливать (ru) impf (obessílivatʹ), обесси́лить (ru) (obessílitʹ)} pf
Spanish: debilitar (es), enervar (es)
Swedish: försvaga (sv)

Adjective

enervate (comparative more enervate, superlative most enervate)

Made feeble; weakened.

Anagrams

venerate

Latin

Participle

ēnervāte

vocative masculine singular of ēnervātus

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