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.
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Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word:
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.
Adjective: lacking 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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