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单词 enervation
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enervation


en·er·vate

E0142400 (ĕn′ər-vāt′)tr.v. en·er·vat·ed, en·er·vat·ing, en·er·vates 1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" (Henry David Thoreau).2. Medicine To remove a nerve or part of a nerve.adj. (ĭ-nûr′vĭt) Deprived of strength; debilitated.
[Latin ēnervāre, ēnervāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nervus, sinew; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.]
en′er·va′tion n.en′er·va′tive adj.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."
Thesaurus
Noun1.enervation - lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
2.enervation - serious weakening and loss of energyenervation - serious weakening and loss of energydebilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustionweakening - becoming weaker
3.enervation - surgical removal of a nerveablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

enervation

nounThe depletion or sapping of strength or energy:attenuation, debilitation, depletion, devitalization, enfeeblement, impoverishment.
Translations
énervationdebolezzainfiacchimentosnervamento

enervation


enervation

 [en″er-va´shun] 1. lack of nervous energy.2. removal of a nerve or a section of a nerve.

en·er·va·tion

(en'ĕr-vā'shŭn) Failure of nerve force; weakening. [L. enervo, pp. -atus, to enervate, fr. e- priv. + nervus, nerve]

enervation


  • noun

Synonyms for enervation

noun the depletion or sapping of strength or energy

Synonyms

  • attenuation
  • debilitation
  • depletion
  • devitalization
  • enfeeblement
  • impoverishment

Synonyms for enervation

noun lack of vitality

Related Words

  • weakness

noun serious weakening and loss of energy

Synonyms

  • debilitation
  • enfeeblement
  • exhaustion

Related Words

  • weakening

noun surgical removal of a nerve

Related Words

  • ablation
  • cutting out
  • extirpation
  • excision
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