enerve means to weaken or enervate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
enerve is pronounced /ɪˈnɜː(ɹ)v/.
Etymology
Compare French énerver. See enervate.
verb
- 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”