enervate
Drain of vitality
Enervate means to weaken or drain of energy.
The word often describes gradual depletion: The humid weather enervated us all.
Despite sounding like it might mean energize, enervate is its opposite—to sap vitality rather than provide it.
Years of bureaucratic battles had enervated the reform movement.
To make weak
- enfeebleMake feeble or frail
- devitalizeTo drain of vitality
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- undermineWeaken by stealth
attenuate · impair · diminish · erode · deplete · disable · incapacitate · cripple
Channel for wastewater
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- tireLose strength or energy
- wear outDeteriorate through use
- depleteGreatly reduce supply
prostrate · overtax · overwork · burnout · run down · wear down · spent · drained
debilitate
To make weak
- enfeebleMake feeble or frail
- devitalizeTo drain of vitality
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
undermine · attenuate · impair · diminish · erode · deplete · disable · incapacitate · cripple · blunt
drain
Channel for wastewater
deplete · prostrate · overtax · overwork · burnout · run down · wear down · spent · drained · taxed
listlessness
Absence of energy, enthusiasm
sluggishness · weariness · ennui · malaise · apathy · indolence · drowsiness · inertia · stupor · lifelessness
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
strength · vitality · lifeblood · spirit · animation · verve · dynamism · stamina · zest · spark
- misused wordsliterally, irregardless, ironic, disinterested, nauseous
- deterioratedecay, rot, deteriorate, decompose, corrode
- depletedeplete, drain, exhaust, use up, consume
enervateinvigorate
To fill with energy
energize · vitalize · revitalize · strengthen · fortify