- enervating
- enervating enervating adj.
causing the loss of strength or vigor.
Syn: debilitative, enfeebling, weakening. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
enervating
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enervating — index operose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
enervating — [[t]e̱nə(r)veɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is enervating makes you feel tired and weak. [FORMAL] Life was hard and enervating … English dictionary
Enervating — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enervating — See enervating, invigorating … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
enervating — adjective making you feel weak: Extreme heat can be very enervating … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
enervating, invigorating — Possibly because enervate looks and sounds something like energy, some writers and speakers confuse the meanings of enervating and invigorating, which are almost antonyms. Enervating means weakening, devitalizing, sapping the strength of (a humid … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
enervating — en|er|vat|ing [ enər,veıtıŋ ] adjective FORMAL making you feel tired and weak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
enervating — adj. debilitative, impairing, weakening; that causes debilitation en·er·vate || enÉœËveɪt v. weaken, make weak, deprive of mental or physical vigor … English contemporary dictionary
enervating — UK [ˈenə(r)ˌveɪtɪŋ] / US [ˈenərˌveɪtɪŋ] adjective formal making you feel tired and weak … English dictionary
enervating — adjective causing debilitation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑debilitative, ↑enfeebling, ↑weakening • Similar to: ↑debilitating • Derivationally related forms: ↑debilitate … Useful english dictionary
