Enervate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Enervate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/ˈen.ə.veɪt/ (verb)

to make someone or something weaker, incapacitate, exhaust, weaken, fatigue, undermine, wear out, weary, tire, enfeeble, devitalize, drain, debilitate, deplete

If drinking a cup of coffee makes a person feel tired, the effects of caffeine may be responsible.

Caffeine increases alertness by interfering with certain chemical processes in the brain that regulate the sleep-wake cycle. However, once the body completely metabolizes caffeine, it can make people feel tired and enervated.

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Antonyms: strengthen, empower, invigorate

Adjective: enervated

Adjective: enervating

Noun: enervation