English verb: enervate | |||
1. | enervate (change) weaken mentally or morally | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
2. | enervate (emotion) disturb the composure of | ||
Examples | The bad news will enervate him | ||
Synonyms | faze, unnerve, unsettle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | unman | ||