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en·er·vate

verb

past tense: enervated; past participle: enervated

ˈenərˌvāt/

1. 1.

   cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

   synonyms:

   exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken,enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, prostrate; More

   antonyms:

   invigorate

Origin

early 17th cent.: from Latin enervat- ‘weakened (by extraction of the sinews),’ from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out of’ + nervus ‘sinew.’