enervate

Verb

Verb Forms: enervated, enervating, enervates

To cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality.
weaken mentally or morally
disturb the composure of
To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
To weaken morally or mentally.
To partially or completely remove a nerve.

Adj

Made feeble; weakened.

Examples

A series of missed bingos can ENERVATE even the most optimistic Scrabble player.
After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).

Synonyms

faze, unnerve, unsettle, debilitate, deinnervate, denervate, weaken

Antonyms

bolster, revive, strengthen

Scrabble Score: 11

enervate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enervate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enervate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

enervate: valid Words With Friends Word