v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enervated p. pr. & vb. n. Enervating. ] [ L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr. enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve. ] To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of. [ 1913 Webster ]
A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]