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 | ||