adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 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. 2
   weaken mentally or morally wordnet
3. 3
   To weaken morally or mentally. transitive
4. 4
   disturb the composure of wordnet
5. 5
   To partially or completely remove a nerve. uncommon

Adjective

1. 1
   Made feeble; weakened.

Synonyms

All synonyms

debilitateabateafflictattenuatebeatblunt

Antonyms

All antonyms

bolsterrevivestrengthen

Example

More examples

"After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job."

Etymology

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

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