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  • 31nerf — [ nɛr ] n. m. • 1080; lat. nervus « ligament, tendon » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Ligament, tendon des muscles. ⇒ muscle, tendon. « Un petit vieux sec, tout en nerfs » (A. Daudet). Se fouler, se froisser un nerf. Une viande dure, pleine de nerfs. ⇒ nerveux.… …

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  • 32supplice — [ syplis ] n. m. • 1480; lat. supplicium « supplication », d où « sacrifice religieux célébré à l occasion d une exécution, pour laver le sang versé », par euphém. « supplice » 1 ♦ Peine corporelle grave, très douloureuse, mortelle ou non,… …

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  • 33enervaţie — enerváţie s. f., g. d. art. enerváţiei Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ENERVÁŢIE s.f. (med.) Ablaţiune sau secţionare a unui nerv sau a unui grup de nervi. [< fr. énervation]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 04.03.2005.… …

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  • 34fatigue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weary, tire, exhaust; jade, fag; bore, irk, wear; weaken, debilitate, overstrain, overtax, overwork. n. tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, lassitude, feebleness; exertion, strain; faintness, labor,… …

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  • 35enervate — (v.) c.1600, from L. enervatus, pp. of enervare to weaken (see ENERVATION (Cf. enervation)). Related: Ennervated; ennervating …

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  • 36enervate — [ ɛnəveɪt] verb cause to feel drained of energy. Derivatives enervation noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as enervation): from L. enervat , enervare weaken (by extraction of the sinews) …

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  • 37emasculation — n. 1. Castration, gelding, glibbing, orchotomy. 2. Weakening, debilitation, enervation, unmanning, effemination. 3. Effeminacy, weakness, softness, enervation …

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  • 38debilitation — noun serious weakening and loss of energy • Syn: ↑enervation, ↑enfeeblement, ↑exhaustion • Derivationally related forms: ↑enfeeble (for: ↑enfeeblement), ↑enervate ( …

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  • 39enfeeblement — noun serious weakening and loss of energy • Syn: ↑debilitation, ↑enervation, ↑exhaustion • Derivationally related forms: ↑enfeeble, ↑enervate (for: ↑enervation), ↑ …

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  • 40Enfeeblement — En*fee ble*ment, n. The act of weakening; enervation; weakness. [1913 Webster] …

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