enervate vs unsettle what difference
what is difference between enervate and unsettle
English
Etymology
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
Pronunciation
- (verb): IPA(key): /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ (UK)
- (adjective): IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/ (UK)
Verb
enervate (third-person singular simple present enervates, present participle enervating, simple past and past participle enervated)
- (transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
- After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
- (transitive) To weaken morally or mentally.
- (medicine) To partially or completely remove a nerve.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:enervate.
Synonyms
- (reduce strength): debilitate, weaken
Antonyms
- (reduce strength): strengthen, revive
- (reduce morally, mentally): bolster
Translations
Adjective
enervate (comparative more enervate, superlative most enervate)
- Made feeble; weakened.
Anagrams
- venerate
Latin
Participle
ēnervāte
- vocative masculine singular of ēnervātus
English
Etymology
un- + settle
Verb
unsettle (third-person singular simple present unsettles, present participle unsettling, simple past and past participle unsettled)
- To make upset or uncomfortable
- Don’t unsettle the horses or they’ll bolt.
- To bring into disorder or disarray
Antonyms
- settle
Translations
Anagrams
- lunettes, tunelets
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