enervates
Drains of vigor
Enervates means drains of energy or vitality, weakens.
The word is often misused to mean energizes—perhaps because it sounds like it should—but the meaning is precisely opposite: The humid heat enervates everyone by mid-afternoon.
What enervates leaves you listless, not invigorated.
Completely uses up
- sapsErodes vitality slowly
- drainsPipes removing wastewater
- fatiguesMilitary duty uniform
- tiresRubber wheel coverings
wearies · debilitates · prostrates · overtaxes · wears down · burns out · frazzles · knackers
Severely reduces capacity
- enfeeblesMakes weak or feeble
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- impairsLessens effectiveness or strength
- attenuatesReduces force or intensity
incapacitates · cripples · disables · diminishes · reduces · erodes · softens · emasculates
exhausts
Completely uses up
tires · wearies · debilitates · prostrates · overtaxes · wears down · burns out · frazzles · knackers · uses up
debilitates
Severely reduces capacity
- enfeeblesMakes weak or feeble
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- impairsLessens effectiveness or strength
attenuates · incapacitates · cripples · disables · diminishes · reduces · erodes · softens · emasculates · languishes
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
- exhaust partstailpipe, muffler, manifold, catalytic converter, exhaust pipe
enervatesinvigorates
Fills with energy
energizes · vitalizes · revitalizes · animates · stimulates
enervatesstrengthens
Increases force or durability
fortifies · empowers · bolsters · reinvigorates · restores