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enervate
Synonyms and Antonyms of enervate
- a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul
excite, ferment, fire, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, spark, trigger, whip (up)
abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, inspire, lift
reactivate, reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, reenergize, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive
- the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards
debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste, weaken
Synonym Discussion of enervate
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- unnerved by the near collision
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- a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure
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- a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle
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- an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards
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