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enervate
to weaken or drain of energy
Synonyms
- weaken
- debilitate
- sap
Antonyms
- strengthen
- invigorate
- energize
enervate in a sentence
The humid heat seemed to enervate the hikers by noon.
The long, airless meeting began to enervate everyone in the room.
Where it comes from
From Latin enervare, meaning 'to remove the sinews or weaken.'
Memory hook
ENERVATE looks like energy leaving: it drains strength rather than adding nerve.
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