browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about enervated
enervated |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enervate \E*ner"vate\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: enervated adj : lacking strength or vigor [syn: {adynamic}, {asthenic}, {debilitated}]
more about enervated
This work is licensed under a
