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enervate
en·er·vate
[
énnər vàyt
]
(
past and past participle
en·er·vat·ed
,
present participle
en·er·vat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
en·er·vates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
weaken:
to weaken somebody's physical, mental, or moral vitality
I was feeling quite enervated by the strain of moving.
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
enervat-
, past participle of
enervare
"extract the sinews of, weaken" <
nervus
"sinew"
]
en·er·va·tion
[
ènnər váysh'n
]
noun
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en·er·va·tion [ ènnər váysh'n ] noun
