Enervate: meaning, definitions and examples
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enervate
[ หษnษrหveษชt ]
make weak
To enervate means to weaken someone or something physically, mentally, or emotionally. It suggests a significant loss of energy or vitality, often leaving a person feeling drained or fatigued.
Synonyms
debilitate, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, weaken.
Examples of usage
- The heat of the sun can enervate even the most energetic people.
- The long hours of studying seemed to enervate her.
- The long illness had enervated him, leaving him exhausted.
- The constant stress at work began to enervate her spirit.
Translations
Translations of the word "enervate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น enervar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฎเคเคผเฅเคฐ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช entkrรคften
๐ฎ๐ฉ melemahkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะธัะฝะฐะถัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ osลabiaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅผฑใใ
๐ซ๐ท affaiblir
๐ช๐ธ debilitar
๐น๐ท zayฤฑflatmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฝํ์ํค๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุถุนู
๐จ๐ฟ oslabit
๐ธ๐ฐ oslabovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅผฑ
๐ธ๐ฎ oslabeti
๐ฎ๐ธ veikja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ำะปัััะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแฃแกแขแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ zษiflษtmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ debilitar
Etymology
The word 'enervate' comes from the Latin word 'enervare', which is a combination of 'e-' meaning 'out of' and 'nervare', meaning 'to weaken' or 'to make weak'. The root 'nervus' translates to 'nerve' or 'sinew', reflecting the notion of strength or vigor that is diminished. The term was first introduced to the English language in the 16th century, around the time it was used in literary contexts to describe a loss of physical or mental vitality. Over time, its usage expanded and became more metaphorical, especially in literature, where it often describes the effects of prolonged stress or fatigue on individuals. The evolution of the word from Latin to modern English has maintained its core meaning of weakness, but its applications have become broader, now often used in both physical and metaphorical senses.