enervate
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en·er·vate
(ĕn'ər-vāt') 
tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.
Deprived of strength; debilitated.
enervative en'er·va'tive adj.
enervator en'er·va'tor n.
tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.
- To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" (Henry David Thoreau). See synonyms at deplete.
- Medicine. To remove a nerve or part of a nerve.
Deprived of strength; debilitated.
[Latin ēnervāre, ēnervāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nervus, sinew.]
enervation en'er·va'tion n.enervative en'er·va'tive adj.
enervator en'er·va'tor n.
USAGE NOTE Sometimes people mistakenly use enervate to mean "to invigorate" or "to excite" by assuming that this word is a close cousin of the verb energize. In fact enervate does not come from the same source as energize (Greek energos, "active"). It comes from Latin nervus, "sinew." Thus enervate means "to cause to become 'out of muscle'," that is, "to weaken or deplete of strength."
Roget's Thesaurus:
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enervate
verb
- To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, sap2, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See strong/weak.
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enervate
v
Definition: tire, wear out
Antonyms: activate, animate, empower, energize, invigorate, liven, strengthen
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enervate
IN BRIEF: v. - Weaken mentally or morally; Disturb the composure of.
Tutor's tip: A physical therapist tried to "innervate" (to stimulate a muscle or organ) the runner's legs, but the heat would "enervate" ( to debilitate, to deprive of vigor) her so much she couldn't complete the marathon.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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enervation
1. lack of nervous energy.
2. removal of a nerve or a section of a nerve.
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- Signs and Symptoms - enervation: weakness, lack of energy
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Enervate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - enervere, udmatte, svække
adj. - udmattet, energiforladt, kraftløs
Nederlands (Dutch)
afmatten, ontkrachten, afgemat
Français (French)
v. tr. - épuiser, affaiblir
adj. - amolli
Deutsch (German)
v. - entnerven, schwächen
adj. - entnervt, kraftlos
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποχαυνώνω, αποδυναμώνω, εξασθενίζω, εξαντλώ
Português (Portuguese)
v. - enfraquecer
Русский (Russian)
обессиливать, расстраивать нервы, лишать воли
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enervar, debilitar, deprimir
adj. - enervado, debilitado
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra kraftlös
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使失去活力, 使衰弱, 衰弱的, 无力的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使失去活力, 使衰弱
adj. - 衰弱的, 無力的
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기운을 빼앗다
adj. - 힘 빠진
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気力を弱める
adj. - 体力に欠けた
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يضعف, يوهن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - התיש, החליש
adj. - תשוש
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