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Meaning of ENERVATION

Pronunciation:  `enu'veyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"
  2. [n]  serious weakening and loss of energy
 
 Synonyms: debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion
 
 See Also: weakening, weakness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`er*va"tion\, n. [L. enervatio: cf. F.
['e]nervation.]
1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.
2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. --Bacon.
 

 

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