SAT Vocabulary Enervate

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	enervate Definition: to weaken the vitality of Synonym: debilitate
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	External definitions: en·er·vate ( n r-v t ) tr.v. en·er·vat·ed , en·er·vat·ing , en·er·vates 1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: Henry David Thoreau. See Synonyms at . 2. Medicine To remove a nerve or part of a nerve. adj. ( -nûrv t) Deprived of strength; debilitated. [Latin `nerv re` `, nerv t-` : `-, ex-`, ex- + `nervus`, sinew ; see `(s)ne u-` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. en er·va tion n. en er·va tive adj. en er·va tor n. Usage Note: Sometimes people mistakenly use enervate to mean "to invigorate" or "to excite" by assuming that this word is a close cousin of the verb energize. In fact enervate does not come from the same source as energize (Greek energos, "active"). It comes from Latin nervus, "sinew." Thus enervate means "to cause to become 'out of muscle'," that is, "to weaken or deplete of strength."