To Enervate

1. (transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
2. (transitive) To weaken morally or mentally.
3. (medicine) To partially or completely remove a nerve.

Sentence

After being “laid off” three times in a row, she felt too enervated to look for another job.

Synonyms

• (reduce strength): debilitate, weaken

Antonyms

• (reduce strength): strengthen, revive
• (reduce morally, mentally): bolster