enervate

verb

/ˈenəveɪt/

/ˈenərveɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they enervate	/ˈenəveɪt/ /ˈenərveɪt/
he / she / it enervates	/ˈenəveɪts/ /ˈenərveɪts/
past simple enervated	/ˈenəveɪtɪd/ /ˈenərveɪtɪd/
past participle enervated	/ˈenəveɪtɪd/ /ˈenərveɪtɪd/
-ing form enervating	/ˈenəveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈenərveɪtɪŋ/

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enervate somebody to make somebody feel weak and tired使感到衰弱（或虚弱、无力）
- an enervating disease/climate使人衰弱的疾病；使人感到乏力的气候
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin enervat- ‘weakened (by extraction of the sinews)’, from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + nervus ‘sinew’.