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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Enervated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr. enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.] To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of. A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. Macaulay. And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. Dryden. Syn. -- To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate. Ener"vate (), a.[L. enervatus, p. p.] Weakened; weak; without strength of force. Pope. スポンサード リンク
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