different between unnerve vs innerve

English

Etymology

un- +? nerve

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)v

Verb

unnerve (third-person singular simple present unnerves, present participle unnerving, simple past and past participle unnerved)

1. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.

   to unnerve the arm

2. To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.

   I was greatly unnerved by the news that my attacker was back in the country.

Derived terms

• unnervingly

Translations

English

Etymology

in- +? nerve

Verb

innerve (third-person singular simple present innerves, present participle innerving, simple past and past participle innerved)

1. (transitive) To imbue with nervous energy; to give increased force or courage to.

Synonyms

• invigorate
• stimulate

Anagrams

• enriven, nervine, vernine

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: innervent, innerves

Verb

innerve

1. first-person singular present indicative of innerver
2. third-person singular present indicative of innerver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of innerver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of innerver
5. second-person singular imperative of innerver