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enervate

/ˈenəveɪt/verb

उच्चारण एनवेट

निर्बल करना, शक्तिहीन करना, थका देना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sb formal

    to make somebody feel weak and without energy

    निर्बल करना, शक्तिहीन करना, थका देना

    • The long, humid summer enervated everyone.
    • The heavy heat and the long journey enervated the travellers until they could hardly walk.
    • The scorching May afternoons enervate even the strongest labourers.
    + 2 more examples
    • A long illness had enervated him, so he rested for a week.
    • Do not let too many late nights enervate you before the exam.

    Synonyms weaken exhaust tire drain debilitate

    Opposite energize invigorate strengthen refresh

◇Word family
enervating adj.enervation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

en·er·vate

With -er- (not 'enirvate').

बीच में -er- ('enirvate' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the weaken words together: enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, sap, exhaust.

कमज़ोर करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, sap, exhaust।

§Grammar and usage

Trap, asked very often: enervate does not mean energize; it means the opposite, to drain energy (from the Latin for 'take out the nerves').

Trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: enervate का अर्थ energize नहीं है; इसका अर्थ उलटा, ऊर्जा निचोड़ना, है (Latin में 'नसें निकाल लेना' से)।