enervate
/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/
"enervate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enervate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enervate · enervate · English
enervate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enervate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enervate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enervate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enervate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”). The correct English form is enervate, spelled E-N-E-R-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
- 2To weaken morally or mentally.
- 3To partially or completely remove a nerve.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enervate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After being laid off three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.
Etymology
From Latin ēnervātus, past participle of ēnervō (“to weaken”).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.