enervate

1 of 2

adjective

ener·vate i-ˈnər-vət How to pronounce enervate (audio)

: lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated

enervate

2 of 2

verb

en·er·vate ˈe-nər-ˌvāt How to pronounce enervate (audio)

enervated; enervating

transitive verb

: to reduce the mental or moral vigor of

: to lessen the vitality or strength of

enervatingly

ˈe-nər-ˌvā-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce enervate (audio)

adverb

enervation

ˌe-nər-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce enervate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Verb a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This relationship, when successful, tends to enervate mediating institutions that thwart the immediate desires of both the populist leader and the public.

Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 28 Feb. 2021 The saving grace of this often enervating thriller is that Doscher grants time for his actors to build character and intimacy, and both Pinto and Odom offer warm, affectingly natural performances as two people facing the end of their world.

Teo Bugbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020 To a great extent, that reflects the endless, enervating nature of the Brexit debate.

Mark Landler, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020 Jack’s enervating recovery in The Way Back is full of drab, predictable pathos instead of the stylized drama in Dawn of Justice.

Armond White, National Review, 6 Mar. 2020 Perhaps the most intimate of these photographs presents her after a shower, wet and enervated, rubbing a cloth across her reflection in a mirror, as though the condensation were crud.

Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2020 Then again, enervating her supporters has been Madonna’s M.O. in recent years.

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 July 2019 But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease—which repairs frames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine . .

Chris Pope, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2019 Such behavior is particularly enervating when the West aims to bring new countries into permanent and universal—that is, Western-style—guarantees of security and systems of relations.

I. William Zartman, WSJ, 24 June 2018 See More

enervate 1 of 2

verb

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul

Synonyms & Similar Words

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undermine
weaken
exhaust
drain
petrify
deaden
devitalize
castrate
dampen
desiccate
dehydrate
damp
wear
debilitate
lobotomize
geld
enfeeble
discourage
fatigue
sap
dispirit
daunt
dishearten
burn out
wear out
demoralize
tucker (out)
do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stimulate
invigorate
energize
enliven
vitalize
vivify
quicken
arouse
rouse
stir
excite
brace
galvanize
provoke
electrify
incite
inflame
inspire
charge
foment
fortify
hearten
embolden
spark
instigate
fire
ferment
lift
cheer
kindle
revive
renew
trigger
abet
boost
enflame
rejuvenate
revitalize
whip (up)
regenerate
refresh
buoy
reawaken
rekindle
resurrect
reactivate
resuscitate
reenergize
reanimate
recharge
reawake

as in to weaken

to diminish the physical strength of the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

weaken
soften
debilitate
enfeeble
waste
injure
exhaust
devitalize
sap
paralyze
tire
hurt
cripple
deplete
impair
damage
depress
impoverish
incapacitate
etiolate
prostrate
harm
unman
hamstring
disable
invalid
lay up
wear down
wash out
wear out
grind (down)
break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strengthen
fortify
energize
recruit
invigorate
rejuvenate
beef (up)
vitalize
harden
season
toughen

enervate

2 of 2

adjective

as in enervated

Synonyms & Similar Words

enervated
feeble
enfeebled
sapped
debilitated
languid
weakened
weak
failing
wimpy
waning
wasted
dying
declining
decaying
frail
dissolute
immoral
soft
dissipated
degraded
demoralized
debased
precious
depraved
dissolute
degenerate
debauched
decayed
overrefined
effete
overripe
decadent
washed-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

undecadent

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of enervate are emasculate, unman, and unnerve. While all these words mean "to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action," enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort.

a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure

The synonyms emasculate and enervate are sometimes interchangeable, but emasculate stresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential.

an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards

Although the words unman and enervate have much in common, unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit.

a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle

While in some cases nearly identical to enervate, unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act.

unnerved by the near collision

单词	enervate
释义	enervate 1 of 2 adjective ener·vate i-ˈnər-vət : lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated enervate 2 of 2 verb en·er·vate ˈe-nər-ˌvāt enervated; enervating transitive verb 1 : to reduce the mental or moral vigor of 2 : to lessen the vitality or strength of enervatingly ˈe-nər-ˌvā-tiŋ-lē adverb enervation ˌe-nər-ˈvā-shən noun Synonyms Verb castrate damp dampen deaden dehydrate desiccate devitalize geld lobotomize petrify See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards Recent Examples on the Web Verb This relationship, when successful, tends to enervate mediating institutions that thwart the immediate desires of both the populist leader and the public. Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 28 Feb. 2021 The saving grace of this often enervating thriller is that Doscher grants time for his actors to build character and intimacy, and both Pinto and Odom offer warm, affectingly natural performances as two people facing the end of their world. Teo Bugbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020 To a great extent, that reflects the endless, enervating nature of the Brexit debate. Mark Landler, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020 Jack’s enervating recovery in The Way Back is full of drab, predictable pathos instead of the stylized drama in Dawn of Justice. Armond White, National Review, 6 Mar. 2020 Perhaps the most intimate of these photographs presents her after a shower, wet and enervated, rubbing a cloth across her reflection in a mirror, as though the condensation were crud. Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2020 Then again, enervating her supporters has been Madonna’s M.O. in recent years. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 July 2019 But the art which resists the slow sap of a chronic disease—which repairs frames enervated by lust, swollen by gluttony, or inflamed by wine . . Chris Pope, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2019 Such behavior is particularly enervating when the West aims to bring new countries into permanent and universal—that is, Western-style—guarantees of security and systems of relations. I. William Zartman, WSJ, 24 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology Verb Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare, from e- + nervus sinew — more at nerve First Known Use Adjective 1603, in the meaning defined above Verb 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition enervate transitive verb en·er·vate ˈen-ər-ˌvāt enervated; enervating 1 obsolete : to cut the nerves or tendons of 2 : to lessen the vitality or strength of heat enervates people enervate 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to undermine to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance undermine weaken exhaust drain petrify deaden devitalize castrate dampen desiccate dehydrate damp wear debilitate lobotomize geld enfeeble discourage fatigue sap dispirit daunt dishearten burn out wear out demoralize tucker (out) do in Antonyms & Near Antonyms stimulate invigorate energize enliven vitalize vivify quicken arouse rouse stir excite brace galvanize provoke electrify incite inflame inspire charge foment fortify hearten embolden spark instigate fire ferment lift cheer kindle revive renew trigger abet boost enflame rejuvenate revitalize whip (up) regenerate refresh buoy reawaken rekindle resurrect reactivate resuscitate reenergize reanimate recharge reawake See More 2 as in to weaken to diminish the physical strength of the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards Synonyms & Similar Words weaken soften debilitate enfeeble waste injure exhaust devitalize sap paralyze tire hurt cripple deplete impair damage depress impoverish incapacitate etiolate prostrate harm unman hamstring disable invalid lay up wear down wash out wear out grind (down) break down Antonyms & Near Antonyms strengthen fortify energize recruit invigorate rejuvenate beef (up) vitalize harden season toughen See More enervate 2 of 2 adjective as in enervated Synonyms & Similar Words enervated feeble enfeebled sapped debilitated languid weakened weak failing wimpy waning wasted dying declining decaying frail dissolute immoral soft dissipated degraded demoralized debased precious depraved dissolute degenerate debauched decayed overrefined effete overripe decadent washed-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms undecadent Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of enervate are emasculate, unman, and unnerve. While all these words mean "to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action," enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort. a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure The synonyms emasculate and enervate are sometimes interchangeable, but emasculate stresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential. an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards Although the words unman and enervate have much in common, unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit. a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle While in some cases nearly identical to enervate, unnerve implies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act. unnerved by the near collision
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