enervating

UK: /ˈɛnə^rveɪtɪŋ/

From the verb enervate: (⇒ conjugate)

enervating is: ⓘ

v pres p

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enervating / ˈɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ/ adjective

1. tending to deprive of strength or vitality; physically or mentally weakening; debilitating

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

en•er•vate /ˈɛnɚˌveɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 

1. to deprive of force or strength;
   weaken.

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en•er•vate  (v. en′ər vāt′;adj. i nûr′vit), v., -vat•ed, -vat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. to deprive of force or strength;
   destroy the vigor of;
   weaken.

adj. 

2. enervated.

• Latin ēnervātus weakened (past participle of ēnervāre) equivalent. to ē- e- + nerv(us) sinew (see nerve) + -ātus -ate¹; compare Anglo-French enervir, French énerver
• 1595–1605

en′er•va′tion, n. 
en′er•va′tive, adj. 
en′er•va′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. enfeeble, debilitate, sap, exhaust.

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enervate verb / ˈɛnəˌveɪt/

1. (transitive) to deprive of strength or vitality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate

adjective / ɪˈnɜːvɪt/

1. deprived of strength or vitality; weakened

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēnervāre to remove the nerves from, from nervus nerve, sinew

ˌenerˈvation noun