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enervate
What does enervate mean?
enervate (verb): to weaken morally or mentally.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use enervate in a sentence?
- After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does enervate come from?
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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to twist or whirl, as an eddy
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to supply or give (something)
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to weaken morally or mentally
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