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enerved

enerved is the simple past and past participle of enerve.

Meaning of enerve

Verb

enerve (third-person singular simple present enerves, present participle enerving, simple past and past participle enerved)

  1. (obsolete) To weaken or enervate.
    • Such object hath the power to soften and tame
      Severest temper, smooth the rugged'st brow ,
      Enerve, and with voluptuous hope dissolve1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2

Questions about enerved

What is enerved the simple past and past participle of?
Enerved is the simple past and past participle of enerve.

Words near enerved in the dictionary

  1. enervations
  2. enervative
  3. enervator
  4. enervators
  5. enerve
  6. enerved
  7. enerves
  8. enerving
  9. enervous
  10. enestebol
  11. Enets

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