Energize vs Enervate - What's the difference?
energize | enervate |
To invigorate, to make energetic.
To supply with energy, especially electricity. To turn on power to something.
(obsolete) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.
* J. C. Shairp
(lb) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
(lb) To weaken morally or mentally.
(lb) To partially or completely remove a nerve.
As verbs the difference between energize and enervate
is that energize is to invigorate, to make energetic while enervate is to reduce strength or energy; debilitate.As an adjective enervate is
made feeble; weakened.energize
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Alternative forms
* (Commonwealth English ) energiseVerb
(energiz)- Whenever we energize that circuit we blow a fuse.
- Of all men it is true that they feel and energize first, they reflect and judge afterwards.
