enervate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɛnɚveɪt/ UK /ˈɛnəveɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to weaken or drain of energy, strength, or vitality

The relentless humidity enervated even the hardiest of the explorers.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to weaken or drain of... weaken debilitate drain exhaust sap enfeeble

Opposites

energize invigorate strengthen fortify

Word family

Forms enervatedenervating

Derived forms enervationenervatedenervating

Related forms nerve nervous

Etymology

From Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare ('to weaken, remove the sinews from'), from e- ('out') + nervus ('sinew, nerve').

enervare Latin nervus Latin

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# enervate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛnɚveɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛnəveɪt/

## Meanings
1. to weaken or drain of energy, strength, or vitality

## Examples
- The relentless humidity enervated even the hardiest of the explorers.

## Synonyms
- weaken
- debilitate
- drain
- exhaust
- sap
- enfeeble

## Antonyms
- energize
- invigorate
- strengthen
- fortify

## Derived Forms
- enervation
- enervated
- enervating

## Related Forms
- nerve
- nervous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enervare
- Root: nervus

## Etymology
From Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare ('to weaken, remove the sinews from'), from e- ('out') + nervus ('sinew, nerve').

## AI Etymology
Enervate is from Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare ('to weaken, remove the sinews from'), from e- ('out') + nervus ('sinew, nerve'). Important recorded forms include enervare (Latin) and nervus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to weaken or drain of energy, strength, or vitality. The wider family includes derived forms such as enervation, enervated, and enervating and related words such as nerve and nervous.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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