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enervated

/ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/

enervated adjective: weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality. Also the simple past and past participle of enervate.

Adjective

enervated (comparative more enervated, superlative most enervated)

  1. (usually) Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.
    • In Conte Chelsea have something different, a manager who inherited a messy, enervated squad fresh from the worst title defence in 25 years and threw a lightning bolt through pretty much the same group of players to create a fresh champion team.2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
  2. (uncommon) Synonym of denervated.
    Synonyms:
    denervated

Also used as

enervated is also the simple past and past participle of enervate.

Synonyms of enervated

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Antonyms

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Forms of enervated

comparativemore enervated
superlativemost enervated

Words formed from enervated

Questions about enervated

What does enervated mean?
Enervated means weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.
What part of speech is enervated?
Enervated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce enervated?
Enervated is pronounced /ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/.

Words near enervated in the dictionary

  1. energymeters
  2. energyware
  3. energywares
  4. Enerhodar
  5. enervate
  6. enervated
  7. enervates
  8. enervatest
  9. enervateth
  10. enervating
  11. enervatingly

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