The difference between Debilitate and Enervate

When used as verbs, debilitate means to make feeble, whereas enervate means to reduce strength or energy.


Enervate is also adjective with the meaning: made feeble.

check bellow for the other definitions of Debilitate and Enervate

  1. Debilitate as a verb (transitive):

    To make feeble; to weaken.

    Examples:

    "The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis."

    "synonyms: enervate enfeeble weaken"

  1. Enervate as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.

  2. Enervate as a verb (transitive):

    To weaken morally or mentally.

  3. Enervate as a verb (medicine):

    To partially or completely remove a nerve.

  4. Enervate as a verb:

    Sentence

  5. Enervate as a verb:

    After being “laid off” three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.

  1. Enervate as an adjective:

    Made feeble; weakened.

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