Enervated

Enervated
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • enervated — [adj] exhausted, worn out debilitated, deteriorated, devitalized, done in, enfeebled, fatigued, feeble, gone to seed*, incapacitated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, limp, listless, on the ropes*, out of condition*, out of gas*,… …   New thesaurus

  • enervated — [[t]e̱nə(r)veɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you feel enervated, you feel tired and weak. [FORMAL] Warm winds make many people feel enervated and depressed …   English dictionary

  • enervated — adjective formal having lost energy and feeling weak: I was utterly enervated by the argument. | reclining on the chaise longue, languid and enervated …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • enervated — /en euhr vay tid/, adj. without vigor, force, or strength; languid. [1650 60; ENERVATE + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • enervated — adjective /ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/ Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality …   Wiktionary

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  • enervated — en|er|vat|ed [ enər,veıtəd ] adjective FORMAL feeling tired and weak …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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