2022-02-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - enervating & invigorating
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง enervate – verb = “EN-er-veyt” – Adj. = “ih-NUR-vit”
ออกเสียง invigorating = “in-VIG-uh-reyt”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
enervating & invigorating
Possibly becauseenervate looks and sounds something like energy,
some writers and speakers confuse the meanings
ofenervatingandinvigorating, which are almost synonymous.
Enervating means “weakening, devitalizing, sapping the strength of”
(a humid, enervating climate);
invigorating means “animating, giving energy or vigor”
(a brisk,invigorating climate).
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for enervate
Verb
Unnerve, Enervate, Unman, Unman Emasculate
mean to deprive of strength or vigor
and the capacity for effective action.
Unnerveimplies marked often temporary loss of courage, self-control, or power to act.
unnerved by the near collision
Enervatesuggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort.
a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure
Unmanimplies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit.
a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle
Emasculatestresses a depriving of characteristic force by removing something essential.
an amendment that emasculates existing safeguards
Frequently Asked Questions About enervate
What is the difference between enervate and innervate?
Enervate and innervate are pronounced in a very similar manner
and share the Latin root nervus (meaning "sinew"),
but they are distinct in meaning.
Enervate (as a verb) means "to lessen the vitality or strength of,"
while innervate means "to supply with nerves."
What is the difference between enervate and energize?
Enervate has the twin misfortune of sharing a beginning with energize
and an ending with invigorate,
causing many people to assume
that it must overlap with these two words in meaning.
However, it is roughly the opposite,
meaning "to lessen the vitality or strength of."
This is a common mistake,
but has not yet become so common as to be accepted.
Can enervate be an adjective?
Yes, enervate can function as an adjective,
with the meaning of "lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor."
An example of such adjectival use can be found in the poem
Ode to Drowshood, by Charles G. D. Roberts:
"In fervid sunshine, where the Javan palm stirs,
scarce awakened from its odorous calm by the enervate wind…."
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Usage Limericks
Enervate is frequently found
referring to brio unbound
But ‘tis a mistake
You’d rather not make;
If you wish for your prose to be sound.
Do you use enervate to mean "energize"?
So do many other people.
However common this may be, it has not yet
crossed the threshold of becoming an accepted variant,
and is still considered to be a mistake.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Enervate
We're tired of the confusion surrounding this word
There are a number of opportunities to misuse the word enervate,
and speakers and writers of the English language
have been taking advantage of these opportunities for quite a long time.
Johnson O’Connor, writing in The Atlantic Monthly in 1934,
alleged that fifty-two percent of the college graduates
he had surveyed chose invigorating as the synonym for enervating,
rather than the correct weakening.
Why do we have such trouble with enervate?
Some people confuse it with innervate,
a newer word which is often found used in a physiological context,
and which means "to supply with nerves."
Many other people assume that enervate
has a more vigorous meaning
because it begins with the same letters as energize, enthuse, or enliven.
Enervate has been used in English since at least 1565,
when it appears in Thomas Dorman’s
A Disproufe of M. Novvelles Reproufe
(“…to eneruate and weaken thereby the auctoritye of general councelles…”).
It comes from the Latin word enervare, which has a number of meanings,none of which are particularly energetic
(unless you count "cut the sinews from" as energetic).
If you are among the people who have difficulty using this word correctly,
you may take comfort in the fact that you're not alone.
Evidence shows that enervate is still often used in print
as a synonym for invigorating.
Furthermore, this misuse is not confined to any one area;
it may be found across the globe.
Rather than serving up stern admonishments,
or a lengthy explanation of
how to distinguish between enervate and energize,
we thought it might be useful to instead
offer an explanatory limerick,
in the hopes that it might make things more clear:
There once was a term which could vex,
Bewilder, and really perplex;
This word, enervated,
Is close to deflated;
Once you get it it’s not so complex.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
en′er·va′tion n.
en′er·va′tive adj.
en′er·va′tor n.
Usage Note:
Sometimes people mistakenly use enervate
to mean "to invigorate" or "to excite"
by assuming that this word is a close cousin of the verb energize.
In fact enervate does not come from the same source as energize
(Greek energos, "active").
It comes from Latin nervus, "sinew."
Thus enervate means "to cause to become 'out of muscle' ,"
that is, "to weaken or deplete of strength."
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree:
Invigorate = give vigor, vitality, or strength:
Weight-lifting will invigorate you.
Not to be confused with:
energize – give energy to; to put out energy:
A brisk walk in the cold air will energize you.
enervate – deprive of vitality; weaken:
Constant worry will enervate you.
Dictionary.com:
MORE ABOUT INVIGORATE
What does invigorate mean?
To invigorate is
to fill with energy or a feeling of vitality,renewal, or refreshment.
Invigorate is especially used
in the context of things that make people feel “alive”
or renewed or refreshed physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Such a state or feeling can be called vigor,
which is at the root of invigorate.
A close synonym is vitality.
In other words, to invigorate is to fill with vigor.
Someone who feels this way can be described with
the adjective invigorated,
as in I feel really invigorated after that long, restful weekend.
Something that invigorates can be described with the adjective invigorating,
as in I love an invigorating swim in the ocean.
Sometimes, invigorate is applied to things other than people
to mean something like stimulate or boost,
as in These measures are meant to invigorate the economy.
Example:
Being out in the sunshine invigorates me and makes me feel alive.
Where does invigorate come from?
The first records of the word invigorate come from the 1640s.
It’s based on the root word vigor,
which comes from a Latin term meaning “force” or “energy.”
Things that invigorate you make you feel more alive.
This often happens in the context of something that fills you
with energy in a physical way.
But it can happen in other ways, too.
Visiting an art exhibit might invigorate your creativity.
In most cases, being invigorated is a big change.
You could say you were invigorated by an afternoon cup of coffee,
but more often the word is reserved for things
that really give you a significant physical, emotional, and mental boost.
