enervate
vt . 使衰弱
a . 衰弱的,無力的
使衰弱衰弱的,無力的
enervate v 1 :
weaken mentally or morally 2 :
disturb the composure of [
synonym : {
faze }, {
unnerve }, {
enervate },
{
unsettle }]
Enervate \
E *
ner "
vate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Enervated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Enervating }.] [
L .
enervatus ,
p .
p .
of enervare ,
fr .
enervis nerveless ,
weak ;
e out nervus nerve .
See {
Nerve }.]
To deprive of nerve ,
force ,
strength ,
or courage ;
to render feeble or impotent ;
to make effeminate ;
to impair the moral powers of .
[
1913 Webster ]
A man . . .
enervated by licentiousness . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
And rhyme began t '
enervate poetry . --
Dryden .
Syn :
To weaken ;
enfeeble ;
unnerve ;
debilitate .
[
1913 Webster ]
Enervate \
E *
ner "
vate \,
a . [
L .
enervatus ,
p .
p .]
Weakened ;
weak ;
without strength of force . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "
enervate ":
abate ,
afflict ,
attenuate ,
beat ,
blunt ,
break ,
burn out ,
castrate ,
cramp ,
cripple ,
damp ,
dampen ,
deaden ,
debilitate ,
defeat ,
demasculinize ,
dematerialize ,
derange ,
desex ,
desexualize ,
devitalize ,
disable ,
disembody ,
disorder ,
do in ,
do up ,
drain ,
dull ,
effeminize ,
emasculate ,
enfeeble ,
etherealize ,
etiolate ,
eviscerate ,
exhaust ,
extenuate ,
fag ,
fag out ,
fatigue ,
flag ,
frazzle ,
gruel ,
harass ,
hospitalize ,
incapacitate ,
indispose ,
invalid ,
jade ,
knock out ,
knock up ,
lay low ,
lay up ,
mitigate ,
overfatigue ,
overstrain ,
overtire ,
overweary ,
poop ,
poop out ,
prostrate ,
rarefy ,
rattle ,
reduce ,
sap ,
shake ,
shake up ,
sicken ,
soften up ,
spiritualize ,
sterilize ,
strain ,
subtilize ,
tire ,
tire out ,
tire to death ,
tucker ,
unbrace ,
undermine ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unstrengthen ,
unstring ,
use up ,
weaken ,
wear ,
wear down ,
wear on ,
wear out ,
weary ,
wilt ,
wind
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ENERVATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort
ENERVATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Enervate definition: to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken See examples of ENERVATE used in a sentence
ENERVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ENERVATE definition: 1 to make someone feel weak and without energy 2 to make someone feel weak and without energy Learn more
Understanding the Proper Use of Enervate in English The verb 'enervate' means to cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; essentially, it refers to the weakening or exhausting of a person or thing The confusion often occurs because 'enervate' sounds similar to words like 'energize' or 'invigorate', which have opposite meanings
Enervate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out Although a three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people
ENERVATE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary enervate in British English verb (ˈɛnəˌveɪt ) 1 (transitive) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate
enervate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of enervate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Enervate - definition of enervate by The Free Dictionary Define enervate enervate synonyms, enervate pronunciation, enervate translation, English dictionary definition of enervate deprive of vitality; weaken: Constant worry will enervate you
ENERVATE Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster 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
enervate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary enervate (comparative more enervate, superlative most enervate) Made feeble; weakened