enervate
verb
- weaken
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/ / /iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/ / /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
- Made feeble; weakened.
verb
Etymology: From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
- To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
“After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.”
- To weaken morally or mentally.
- To partially or completely remove a nerve.