Thesaurus / enervate
FEEDBACKEXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
This was the beginning of the fatal practice destined in the end to enervate France and demoralize the army.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANEThen as they are almost all fighting men (tata toa) they are restricted that they may not weaken or enervate themselves.
A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAWILLIAM BLIGHWhat is the use of wondrous gifts of language, if they are employed to enervate, p. 19and not to ennoble, their hearers?
THE CLAIMS OF LABOURARTHUR HELPSTo enervate, irritate, or corrupt the body is to produce a like effect upon the mind.
AIMS AND AIDS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMENGEORGE SUMNER WEAVERThey are full of weaknesses and pains that wear out life and enervate all their mental and spiritual powers.
AIMS AND AIDS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMENGEORGE SUMNER WEAVERTo diminish the strength of the social bond would be to enervate not to invigorate society.
THE LIFE OF SIR JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN, BART., K.C.S.I.SIR LESLIE STEPHENIf any method could be devised to enervate the English colonies it would be to establish in them the Inquisition.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 3 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)Wine and other luxuries have a tendency to enervate the mind and make men less brave in battle.
THROUGH THE YEAR WITH FAMOUS AUTHORSMABEL PATTERSONDon't enervate your strength to do light by accepting the fatal doctrine of vicarious atonement.
MEN, WOMEN, AND GODSHELEN H. GARDENERAn artful cabal in that council would be able to distract and to enervate the whole system of administration.
THE FEDERALIST PAPERSALEXANDER HAMILTON, JOHN JAY, AND JAMES MADISONSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 15, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO ENERVATE
- action
- attenuate
- batter
- blunt
- cripple
- damage
- debilitate
- disarm
- disenable
- disqualify
- enervate
- enfeeble
- exhaust
- hamstring
- handicap
- harm
- hock
- hogtie
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- invalidate
- kibosh
- knock out
- maim
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- muzzle
- paralyze
- pinion
- prostrate
- put out of action
- render incapable
- ruin
- sabotage
- sap
- shatter
- shoot down
- spoil
- take out
- throw monkey wrench in
- total
- unbrace
- undermine
- unfit
- unstrengthen
- weaken
- wreck
- bankrupting
- burning out
- conk out
- crippling
- debilitating
- disabling
- doing in
- draining
- drawing
- enervating
- enfeebling
- fagging
- fatiguing
- frazzling
- impoverishing
- overdoing
- overexerting
- overextending
- overfatiguing
- overtiring
- overworking
- petering out
- prostrating
- running ragged
- sapping
- sucking dry
- taking it out of
- tiring out
- tuckering
- using up
- weakening
- wearing down
- wearing out
- wearying
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