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  • 31Enervating — 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… …

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  • 32enervation — enervate ► VERB ▪ cause to feel drained of energy. DERIVATIVES enervation noun. ORIGIN Latin enervare weaken (by extraction of the sinews) , from nervus sinew …

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  • 33weaken — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weaker] Syn. lessen, lose, decrease, relapse, soften, relax, droop, fail, wane, crumble, halt, limp, languish, fade, decline, abate, totter, tremble, flag, faint, wilt, lose spirit, become disheartened, fail in… …

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  • 34debilitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enervate, enfeeble, incapacitate; see weaken 2 . See Synonym Study at weaken . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [di BIL i TATE] to weaken or …

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  • 35unnerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. unhinge, disconcert, frighten, rattle (inf.), give the jitters. See fear, impotence, excitability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. frighten, unman, dishearten, enervate, discourage; see also weaken 2 ,… …

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  • 36enfeeble — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. weaken, debilitate, enervate, cripple; see weaken 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. weaken, deplete, enervate, debilitate, deplete, sap, emasculate, fatigue, exhaust, diminish, *take the starch out of. III (Roget s… …

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  • 37enervative — enˈervating or enˈervative adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑enervate * * * ˈenervative, a. rare 0. [f. enervate v. + ive.] Tending to enervate. in Webster; and …

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  • 38Enerve — E*nerve , v. t. [Cf. F. [ e]nerver. See {Enervate}.] To weaken; to enervate. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39unnerve — transitive verb Date: 1601 1. to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness 2. to cause to become nervous ; upset • unnervingly adverb Synonyms: unnerve, enervate, unman, emasculate mean to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for… …

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