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Enervate

//ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made feeble; weakened.
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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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