Word Of The Week (WOW #12)

Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week.

WOW

If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.

Here’s this week’s WOW:

EnervateWord:

Enervate

Part Of Speech:

verb

3rd person present: enervates

past tense: enervated

past participle: enervated

gerund or present participle: enervating

adverb: enervatingly

noun: enervation

Pronunciation: 

en·er·vate

Meaning: 
Verb: make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
Adjectivelacking in energy or vitality.
Medical: obsolete: to cut the nerves or tendons of
Synonyms:

exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken, make weak, make feeble, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, indispose, prostrate, immobilize, lay low, put out of action.

Antonyms:

invigorate, strengthen, revive, bolster.

Word Origin: 

Early 17th century: from Latin enervat- ‘weakened (by extraction of the sinews)’, from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + nervus ‘sinew’.

Use in sentence: 

Verb:

The wrestler’s plan was to deliver a crushing blow which would enervate his opponent.

The alcohol appeared to enervate Jason’s ability to focus at work.

Adjective:

The enervate slightness of his frail form.

It gives her something to do, and keeps her quiet, which I think is desirable while this enervating weather lasts.

Medical:

The nerves of the autonomic nervous system enervate the smooth involuntary muscles of the (internal organs) and glands and cause them to function and secrete their enzymes etc.

Usage Note: 
Sometimes people mistakenly use enervate to mean "to invigorate" or "to excite" 
by assuming that this word is a close cousin of the verbenergize. In fact enervate 
does not come from the same source as energize (Greek energos, "active"). It comes 
from Latin nervus, "sinew." Thusenervate means "to cause to become 'out of muscle',"
that is, "to weaken or deplete of strength."

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I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way!

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29 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #12)”

  1. That’s a word I haven’t heard before. I will make a note of it, and also now I need to find somewhere to use it!

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    1. I’m glad that WOW introduced you to a new word 🙂
      Have a great day! 🙂

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  2. Great word, Heena. I’ve frequently found it misused in place of energise so it’s a very good choice for a WOW.
    My WOW post should be up tomorrow. 🙂

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    1. Thanks Louise! And yea, this word is indeed often misused.
      I’ll look forward to read your WOW 🙂

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  3. I love this word, Heena. As you and Louise (my daughter – comment above) say, it’s so often misused. I’ll be doing my WOW post tomorrow, too 🙂

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    1. Thanks Millie!
      And what!!! She’s your daughter! Wooah! I had no idea 🙂
      I’ll be looking forward to it 😀

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      1. Thank you, Heena. We both love your WOW challenge. Like you, we’re both passionate about words, their usage and derivation. So your challenge is great for us! 🙂

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        1. That’s so amazing Millie!!!
          I wish even my mom was so cool! 🙂
          You’re the best ❤

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          1. I’m not sure that Louise would agree that I’m ‘cool’. She’d more than likely tell you I’m an old stick-in-the-mud! 🙂

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            1. Hahah! I guess all the daughters think that 😉

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  5. […] of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. It’s a fun way to improve vocabulary by learning new words every […]

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    1. Thanks Millie! I’ll check it out right now 🙂

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    1. Thanks Priya… I’ll check it out ASAP! 🙂

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      1. Ok

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  6. What a great idea. And a great way to learn new words that one would otherwise never know.
    🙂

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    1. Thanks a lot. I’m glad you liked the idea 🙂

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    1. Thanks Louise! I’ll head over to your blog and check it out 🙂

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