Word of the Day – Enervate

Enervate (adj)

en-ur-vate

Lacking in energy or vitality:
(verb) Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

Taken from the Latin enervat- weakened (by extraction of the sinews), from the verb enervare, from e- (variant of ex-) out of + nervus – sinew.

Example sentences

“His enemies were enervated and lacked a strong voice.”

“The vision of an enervate media might change their minds.”