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enervate

Translate enervate | into Italian

Definition of enervate

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈɛnəveɪt/

[with object] (often as adjective enervated or enervating)

make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality:enervating heat

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnəːvət/

literary

lacking in energy or vitality:the enervate slightness of his frail form

Derivatives

enervative

Origin:

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