Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enervate
2 senses of enervate
Sense 1
enervate -- (weaken mentally or morally)
=> weaken -- (lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body")
Sense 2
faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle -- (disturb the composure of)
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit -- (cause to lose one's composure)
Antonyms of adj enervating
1 sense of enervating
Sense 1
debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening -- (causing debilitation)
INDIRECT (VIA debilitating) -> invigorating -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")
Similarity of adj enervating
1 sense of enervating
Sense 1
debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening -- (causing debilitation)
=> debilitating (vs. invigorating) -- (impairing the strength and vitality)