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en·er·vate
 enervate
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enervates, enervating, enervated |
| definition: |
to take away the strength or vitality of; weaken.
He was enervated by the heat of the day.- synonyms:
- debilitate, devitalize, weaken
- antonyms:
- exhilarate, invigorate
- similar words:
- depress, emasculate, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, impair, impoverish, incapacitate, sap, tire, weary
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| related words: |
cripple, drain, waste |
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| derivations: |
enervating (adj.), enervation (n.) |
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