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enervates

enervates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enervate.

Meaning of enervate

Verb

enervate (third-person singular simple present enervates, present participle enervating, simple past and past participle enervated)

  1. (transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
    • After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
  2. (transitive) To weaken morally or mentally.
  3. (uncommon) To partially or completely remove a nerve.

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Questions about enervates

What is enervates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Enervates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enervate.

Words near enervates in the dictionary

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

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