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)

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