enervating

ˈɛnərˌveɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of enervating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

weakness tiredness

Rare

causing someone to feel weak or very tired

Rare

The enervating heat made everyone sluggish.
The enervating lecture left the students exhausted.
Climbing in the enervating humidity was a challenge.

debilitating

weakening

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Origin of enervating

Latin, enervare (weaken)

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French:épuisant, ...
German:zermürbend, ...
Italian:snervante, ...
Spanish:agotador, ...
Portuguese:esgotante, ...
Chinese:令人虚弱的, ...
Japanese:消耗させる, ...
Arabic:مُرْهِق, ...
Hebrew:מַתִּישׁ, ...
Russian:изнуряющий, ...
Ukrainian:виснажливий, ...
Hindi:कमजोर कर देने वाला, ...
Bengali:ক্লান্তিকর, ...
Catalan:esgotador, ...
Czech:vyčerpávající, ...
Danish:udmattende, ...
Dutch:uitputtend, ...
Greek:εξουθενωτικός, ...
Hungarian:kimerítő, ...
Khmer:ហេវហត់, ...
Korean:기력을 빼앗는, ...
Persian:فرسوده‌کننده, ...
Polish:osłabiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):enervante, ...
Romanian:epuizant, ...
Swedish:utmattande, ...
Thai:ที่ทำให้อ่อนแรง, ...
Turkish:bıktırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:kiệt sức, ...

enervate

ˈɛnərˌveɪt

Definition of enervate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

drain energycause someone to feel drained of energy

The long meeting seemed to enervate everyone in the room..

exhaust

sap

weaken

medical

TECH.

remove a nerve partially or completely

TECH.

The surgeon enervated the damaged nerve.

debilitate

exhaust

weaken

Adjective

drainingcausing one to feel drained of energy

The enervate heat of the desert left us all feeling lethargic..

debilitating

exhausting

weak

Rare

lacking strength or energy

Rare

After the long hike, she felt enervate.

feeble

weak

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Origin of enervate

Latin, enervare (to weaken)

Examples of enervate in a sentence

His constant complaints enervate his colleagues.
The procedure aims to enervate the affected area.
Doctors decided to enervate the nerve to relieve pain.
The enervate workload exhausted the team.
His enervate speech put everyone to sleep.
The enervate patient struggled to sit up in bed.

His enervate condition made it hard to concentrate.

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French:épuiser, épuisant, ...
German:erschöpfen, ermüdend, ...
Italian:prosciugare, snervante, ...
Spanish:enervar, agotador, ...
Portuguese:esgotar, enervante, ...
Chinese:使精疲力竭, 使人疲惫的, ...
Japanese:疲れさせる, 消耗させる, ...
Arabic:أَرْهَقَ, مُرهِق, ...
Hebrew:הֶחְלִישׁ, מְתִישׁ, ...
Russian:истощать, изнуряющий, ...
Ukrainian:виснажувати, виснажливий, ...
Hindi:थका देना, थकाऊ, ...
Bengali:শক্তিহীন করা, শক্তিক্ষয়কারী, ...
Catalan:esgotar, esgotador, ...
Czech:vyčerpat, vysilující, ...
Danish:udmatte, drænende, ...
Dutch:uitputten, uitputtend, ...
Greek:εξαντλώ, εξαντλητικός, ...
Hungarian:kimeríteni, kimerítő, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យអស់កម្លាំង, ធ្វើឱ្យអស់កម្លាំង, ...
Korean:기운 빠지게 하다, 기진맥진한, ...
Persian:بی‌حال کردن, خسته‌کننده, ...
Polish:osłabiać, wyczerpujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):esgotar, enervante, ...
Romanian:a epuiza, epuizant, ...
Swedish:dränera, utmattande, ...
Thai:ทำให้หมดแรง, อ่อนเพลีย, ...
Turkish:enerjisini tüketmek, enerji tüketen, ...
Vietnamese:khiến kiệt sức, mệt mỏi, ...

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