Saturday, December 28, 2013

Word of the Week

en·er·vate
verb
past tense: enervated; past participle: enervated
ˈenərˌvāt/
  1. 1.
    cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
    synonyms:exhausttirefatigueweary, wear out, devitalizedrainsapweaken,enfeebledebilitateincapacitateprostrateMore
    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.’

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