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The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.
Lajos Kossuth

Meaning of "enervating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENERVATING

enervating  [ˈɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENERVATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enervating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ENERVATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of enervating in the English dictionary

The definition of enervating in the dictionary is tending to deprive of strength or vitality; physically or mentally weakening; debilitating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENERVATING


aggravating
ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪŋ
alternating
ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ
awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
captivating
ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
frustrating
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ
humiliating
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
mating
ˈmeɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
stimulating
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENERVATING

energy conversion
energy crisis
energy crop
energy drink
energy efficiency
energy gap
energy level
energy obesity
energy saving
energy-efficient
energy-giving
energy-intensive
energy-saving
energy-smart
enervate
enervated
enervation
enervative
enervator
enerve

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENERVATING

accommodating
accounting
beating
boating
central heating
cheating
coating
debating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
ice-skating
overheating
penetrating
plating
repeating
seating
star rating
sweating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of enervating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENERVATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enervating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of enervating

Translation of «enervating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENERVATING

Find out the translation of enervating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enervating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enervating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

衰弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enervante
570 millions of speakers

English

enervating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

enervating
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإضعاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обессиливающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enervante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

enervating
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

énervante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enervasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entnervenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

enervating
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무기력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enervating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

enervating
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனப்படுத்துவதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंताग्रस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enervating
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

snervante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

enervating
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знесилює
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toropitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

enervating
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enervating
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enerverande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enervating
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enervating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENERVATING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENERVATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enervating

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QUOTES WITH «ENERVATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enervating.
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Lajos Kossuth
The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENERVATING»

Discover the use of enervating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enervating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Enervating: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
This is the function of the American dance.ndash;Martha GrahamThe best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration.
‎2008
2
The Metaphysics of Beauty
I used to misuse the word "enervating," thinking that it meant invigorating or energizing. On the other hand, we also intend to use words with their standard meanings in a certain speech community. We intend to use particular words with their ...
Nick Zangwill, 2001
3
Perceiving and Communicating Love: A Grounded Exploration of ...
Patterns emerged in which potential became extinct (physically or metaphysically ) after the intentional or unintentional breaking-off of potentiating or enervating cycles (in that potentiating, as that same being would no longer be possible).
Lorrie A. Brown, 2008
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Hygienic Review
"Because disease is built by enervating habits — when habits are given up, health follows." Because disease is built by enervating habits, health cannot follow so long as enervating habits are practiced. "Curing" disease does not produce ...
Herbert M. Shelton, 1996
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The Owl and the Pussycat
They're enervating. Felix. How about a hot bath? That'll relax you. Doris. (Talking in a compulsive rush.) I never take baths. They're enervating too. You know that word — "enervating"? Most people think it means just the opposite of what it ...
Bill Manhoff, 1965
6
Industrial Engineering and the Engineering Digest
Enervating vs. Energizing Work The situation, then, sifts down to this : Energizing work is decreasing ; enervating work is increasing. The physical workers are becoming more and more automatic, with the sure result that their minds are ...
Robert Thurston Kent, Charles MacCaughey Sames, William Kent, 1911
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An Introduction to Natural Hygiene
Like drugs, they are but palliative procedures and like drug palliatives, they are enervating. Only by the elimination of all enervating palliatives from our care of the sick can we expect the most satisfactory results. Whatever wastes nerve energy, ...
Herbert M. Shelton, 1996
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Vocational Education and Guidance of Youth: An Outline for Study
Results of Decrease of Energising and Increase of Enervating Work The situation , then, sifts down to this : Energizing work is decreasing; enervating work is increasing. We are rapidly dividing mankind into a staff of mental workers and an  ...
Emily Robison, 1917
9
The Calcutta Review
as in Chota Nagpore the population is far more masculine than in Bengal, and the climate less enervating. Agriculture is in less exclusive favour, and people follow their old occupations undisturbed by the influence of European nations far  ...
10
Industrial Engineering and the Engineering Digest Vol X
ENERVATING vs. ENERGIZING WORK The situation, then, sifts down to this: Energizing work is decreasing; enervating work is increasing. The physical workers are becoming more and more automatic, with the sure result that their minds are ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENERVATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enervating is used in the context of the following news items.
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Casey Stoney rejects sexism row over FA's 'mothers and partners …
... Germany capped an impressive personal and collective achievement after what could have been an enervating semi-final defeat to Japan. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Mapping the Racist Mind
... or if they are in fact competing with each other, enervating a jaded media audience that prefers its stories to have simple, bold, contained arcs ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
Johnson becomes the weakest link
... that this England outfit wants to play the sort of cricket that keeps punters in their seats and Test cricket more energetic than enervating — as ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Ant-Man: Marvels First Big Bomb
... has largely been ignored by the MCU, and 2013's Thor: The Dark World is perhaps the most purely enervating of the studio's recent output, ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
5
New managing director brings 25 years of experience to CATF
“It's been a very involved process, very engaging and exciting for me, but also extremely time-consuming and kind of enervating. I've been ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
6
Quick! How do you say 'Si, si puedes!' in Ilocano?
The Filipinos led by Larry and Philip walked out of the Delano-area grape farms on strike against the growers in protest of enervating years of ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
7
Harry Kane: The £40m Vibemaster
It is enervating and makes even the dull seem brighter. Kane will be an asset for brand United. In the 60s and 70s, people who were putting on ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
8
Outfest 2015: Surveying 6 of the Festival's Most Anticipated Titles
However, his downward spiral is painful to watch because “Like You Mean It” is simply enervating. Everything Mark does—from auditioning, ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
9
Slavoj Žižek on Greece: This is a chance for Europe to awaken
What is so enervating about Varoufakis is not his radicalism but his rational pragmatic modesty – if one looks closely at the proposals offered by ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
10
REVIEW: I Love You You're Perfect Now Change, Above The Arts
While the amiable theatre staff offered copious amounts of water, kindly, the atmosphere was enervating. But although it must have been ... «British Theatre, Jul 15»

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