enervate

enervate
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. weaken, devitalize, unnerve, paralyze, soften, emasculate, unman, debilitate, enfeeble, effeminate. See impotence, weakness.Ant., innervate, invigorate.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, exhaust; see drain 2 , weaken 2 .
See Synonym Study at unnerve , weaken .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v.
[EN ur vate]
to weaken or debilitate.
Smoking tends to enervate the immune system.
SYN.: weaken, debilitate, sap, enfeeble, tire, exhaust, wear out, prostrate, fatigue, devitalize.
ANT.: fortify, strengthen, invigorate
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, sap2, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See STRONG.

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  • Enervate — E*ner vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enervated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enervating}.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr. enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See {Nerve}.] To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Enervate — E*ner vate, a. [L. enervatus, p. p.] Weakened; weak; without strength of force. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enervate — index debilitate, depreciate, disable, disarm (divest of arms), eviscerate, exhaust (deplete), extenuate …   Law dictionary

  • enervate — (v.) c.1600, from L. enervatus, pp. of enervare to weaken (see ENERVATION (Cf. enervation)). Related: Ennervated; ennervating …   Etymology dictionary

  • enervate — *unnerve, emasculate, unman Analogous words: *weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, undermine, sap, disable: *abase, demean, debase, degrade: exhaust, jade, fatigue, *tire, weary Antonyms: harden, inure Contrasted words: energize, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enervate — [v] tire, wear out debilitate, devitalize, disable, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, incapacitate, jade, paralyze, sap, unnerve, vitiate, weaken, weary; concepts 156,225,250 Ant. activate, animate, empower, energize, invigorate, liven, strengthen …   New thesaurus

  • enervate — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel drained of energy. DERIVATIVES enervation noun. ORIGIN Latin enervare weaken (by extraction of the sinews) , from nervus sinew …   English terms dictionary

  • enervate — [en′ər vāt΄; ] for adj. [ ē nʉr′vit, ē nʉr′vāt΄] vt. enervated, enervating [< L enervatus, pp. of enervare < enervis, nerveless, weak < e , out + nervus, NERVE] to deprive of strength, force, vigor, etc.; weaken physically, mentally, or… …   English World dictionary

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  • enervate / innervate —    Innervate means to supply with nerves or vitality : The therapist innervated the shoulders with massage.    Enervate is to weaken or destroy the vitality of: The negative attitude enervated her enthusiasm …   Confused words

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