What does enerve mean?
Enerve means (obsolete) To weaken or enervate..
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/ɪˈnɜː(ɹ)v/ · verb
(obsolete) To weaken or enervate..
Such object hath the power to soften and tame Severest temper, smooth the rugged'st brow , Enerve, and with voluptuous hope dissolve
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Enerve means (obsolete) To weaken or enervate..
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Such object hath the power to soften and tame Severest temper, smooth the rugged'st brow , Enerve, and with voluptuous hope dissolve
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