This week’s theme
Words derived from body parts

This week’s words
precipitous
oppugn
enervate
splenetic
eviscerate

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PRONUNCIATION:

(verb: EN-uhr-vayt, adj.: i-NUHR-vit)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To deprive of strength or vitality.
adjective: Deprived of strength; Weakened.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin enervare (to weaken), from ex- (out) + nervus (sinew). Earliest documented use: 1603.

USAGE:

“Dan Perjovschi has seen how rule by fear can twist and enervate a society.”
R.C. Baker; Best in Show; The Village Voice (New York); Aug 8, 2007.

See more usage examples of enervate in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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