enervate
/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/verb, adjective
enervate is spelled E-N-E-R-V-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enervate means “To reduce strength or energy; debilitate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enervate?
| Letters | 8: E-N-E-R-V-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is enervate?
Enervate appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce enervate?
- UK /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/
- /iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/
As an adjective (“Made feeble; weakened”): /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/, /iːˈnɜːɹveɪt/.
Enervate has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enervate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enervate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enervate?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enervate from its last stressed vowel (/eɪt/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: venerate.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of enervate
- enervates present, singular, he/she/it
- enervating participle, present
- enervated participle, past
- more enervate comparative
- most enervate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enervate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
- 2
To weaken morally or mentally.
- 3
To partially or completely remove a nerve.
adjective
- 1
Made feeble; weakened.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enervate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to reduce strength or energy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affaiblir |
| German | schwächen |
| Portuguese | debilitar, enfraquecer |
| Spanish | enervar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does enervate come from?
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).