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ENERVATE

\ˈɛnəvˌe͡ɪt], \ˈɛnəvˌe‍ɪt], \ˈɛ_n_ə_v_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of ENERVATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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disturb the composure of
weaken mentally or morally

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

disturb the composure of
weaken mentally or morally

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To deprive of nerve, force, or vigor; debilitate or weaken.
Enervation.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Enervation.
To deprive of nerve, strength, or courage: to weaken.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To deprive of strength.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

To deprive of nerve or strength; enfeeble.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To deprive of energy or vigor; weaken.
Rendered feeble or effeminate; weakened.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To weaken, to deprive of force.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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