enervate

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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

enervated 1 of 2

adjective

as in exhausted

lacking bodily energy or motivation as the heat wave wore on, everyone really started to feel enervated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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exhausted
tired
listless
spiritless
languid
weak
weary
sleepy
lackadaisical
limp
languorous
lazy
indolent
feeble
lethargic
torpid
languishing
sluggish
slothful
apathetic
knackered
dull
indifferent
phlegmatic
logy
stolid
impassive
thoughtless
inert
careless
frail
heedless
loggy
inactive
unwary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

energetic
motivated
ambitious
active
animated
eager
industrious
enterprising
enthusiastic
dynamic
pumped
kinetic
vivacious
cheerful
lively
keen
avid
perky
sleepless
awake
up
watchful
vigilant
alert
dapper
chipper
open-eyed
wide-awake
agog

as in weak

lacking bodily strength months of recovery in the hospital had rendered the soldiers enervated and unfit

Synonyms & Similar Words

weak
weakened
feeble
enfeebled
exhausted
debilitated
frail
sapped
paralyzed
tired
languid
disabled
prostrated
softened
infirm
incapacitated
effete
faint
wasted
injured
weary
vulnerable
asthenic
soft
prostrate
wimpish
wimpy
drained
unsubstantial
slight
challenged
low
fragile
tender
down-and-out
delicate
impotent
powerless
dizzy
damaged
decrepit
impaired
invalid
unsteady
groggy
susceptible
hurt
lame
woozy
broken-down
rocky
flimsy
resistless
worn-out
breakable
harmed
unsound
flagging
yielding
unresistant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

powerful
strong
mighty
virile
muscular
rugged
stalwart
sinewy
athletic
stout
hardy
lusty
hardened
brawny
beefy
robust
hard
tough
fit
husky
energized
vigorous
strengthened
vitalized
sturdy
energetic
fortified
toughened
strapping
invigorated
healthy
inured
competent
sound
able-bodied
capable
red-blooded
hale
recovering
convalescing
recuperating

enervated

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verb

past tense of enervate

as in undermined

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

exhausted
undermined
weakened
drained
deadened
devitalized
dehydrated
desiccated
petrified
damped
fatigued
lobotomized
castrated
enfeebled
wore
debilitated
discouraged
dampened
sapped
gelded
dispirited
disheartened
daunted
demoralized
burned out
wore out
burnt out
did in
tuckered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stimulated
invigorated
energized
enlivened
vitalized
vivified
aroused
quickened
roused
braced
stirred
galvanized
charged
excited
electrified
inflamed
provoked
inspired
triggered
emboldened
enflamed
incited
kindled
fired
lifted
fermented
buoyed
cheered
fomented
abetted
fortified
whipped (up)
sparked
rejuvenated
heartened
renewed
revived
revitalized
boosted
instigated
reenergized
recharged
regenerated
resurrected
reanimated
resuscitated
reactivated
reawakened
rekindled
refreshed
re-energized
reawaked
reawoke

as in weakened

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

weakened
exhausted
tired
softened
enfeebled
debilitated
sapped
wasted
devitalized
injured
etiolated
paralyzed
damaged
depleted
hurt
depressed
crippled
prostrated
impaired
impoverished
incapacitated
hamstrung
disabled
invalided
harmed
laid up
unmanned
wore down
washed out
wore out
ground (down)
broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strengthened
energized
fortified
recruited
invigorated
hardened
vitalized
rejuvenated
beefed (up)
seasoned
toughened

单词	enervated
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 enervated 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in exhausted lacking bodily energy or motivation as the heat wave wore on, everyone really started to feel enervated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance exhausted tired listless spiritless languid weak weary sleepy lackadaisical limp languorous lazy indolent feeble lethargic torpid languishing sluggish slothful apathetic knackered dull indifferent phlegmatic logy stolid impassive thoughtless inert careless frail heedless loggy inactive unwary Antonyms & Near Antonyms energetic motivated ambitious active animated eager industrious enterprising enthusiastic dynamic pumped kinetic vivacious cheerful lively keen avid perky sleepless awake up watchful vigilant alert dapper chipper open-eyed wide-awake agog See More 2 as in weak lacking bodily strength months of recovery in the hospital had rendered the soldiers enervated and unfit Synonyms & Similar Words weak weakened feeble enfeebled exhausted debilitated frail sapped paralyzed tired languid disabled prostrated softened infirm incapacitated effete faint wasted injured weary vulnerable asthenic soft prostrate wimpish wimpy drained unsubstantial slight challenged low fragile tender down-and-out delicate impotent powerless dizzy damaged decrepit impaired invalid unsteady groggy susceptible hurt lame woozy broken-down rocky flimsy resistless worn-out breakable harmed unsound flagging yielding unresistant Antonyms & Near Antonyms powerful strong mighty virile muscular rugged stalwart sinewy athletic stout hardy lusty hardened brawny beefy robust hard tough fit husky energized vigorous strengthened vitalized sturdy energetic fortified toughened strapping invigorated healthy inured competent sound able-bodied capable red-blooded hale recovering convalescing recuperating See More enervated 2 of 2 verb past tense of enervate 1 as in undermined to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul Synonyms & Similar Words exhausted undermined weakened drained deadened devitalized dehydrated desiccated petrified damped fatigued lobotomized castrated enfeebled wore debilitated discouraged dampened sapped gelded dispirited disheartened daunted demoralized burned out wore out burnt out did in tuckered (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stimulated invigorated energized enlivened vitalized vivified aroused quickened roused braced stirred galvanized charged excited electrified inflamed provoked inspired triggered emboldened enflamed incited kindled fired lifted fermented buoyed cheered fomented abetted fortified whipped (up) sparked rejuvenated heartened renewed revived revitalized boosted instigated reenergized recharged regenerated resurrected reanimated resuscitated reactivated reawakened rekindled refreshed re-energized reawaked reawoke See More 2 as in weakened to diminish the physical strength of the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards Synonyms & Similar Words weakened exhausted tired softened enfeebled debilitated sapped wasted devitalized injured etiolated paralyzed damaged depleted hurt depressed crippled prostrated impaired impoverished incapacitated hamstrung disabled invalided harmed laid up unmanned wore down washed out wore out ground (down) broke down Antonyms & Near Antonyms strengthened energized fortified recruited invigorated hardened vitalized rejuvenated beefed (up) seasoned toughened See More
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