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enervate, innervate
enervate (EN uhr vayt") (verb)
To decrease or to reduce vitality or strength: Elma's illness had a strong tendency to enervate her former energetic behavior.
innervate (IN uhr vayt", i NUR vayt") (verb)
1. To stimulate a nerve, a bodily organ that contracts, or body part to action: The doctor invented a special machine to innervate the tired muscles of the runners’ legs.
2. To supply an organ or a body part with nerves: The finger tips are equipped with sensitive nerves that can innervate people to make them aware of objects around them.
2. To supply an organ or a body part with nerves: The finger tips are equipped with sensitive nerves that can innervate people to make them aware of objects around them.
There was no need to innervate the crowd in the stadium because the people were enthusiastic enough.
If anything, it would be more important to enervate their enthusiasm before they head out onto the streets.
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