Enervate
/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 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 weaken mentally or morally wordnet
- 3 To weaken morally or mentally. transitive
- 4 disturb the composure of wordnet
- 5 To partially or completely remove a nerve. uncommon
Adjective
- 1 Made feeble; weakened.
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”).