Do the Verbs "Energize" and "Enervate" Mean the Same Thing?
Answers to Practice Exercises: Energize and Enervate
(a) "Often . . . we fool ourselves into thinking we need to eat when our body actually does not need more food. For example, when we are tired (i.e. when we need to sleep), we might think we need to eat food to energize our body."
(Denise Lamothe, The Taming of the Chew. Penguin, 2002)
(b) "The computer, say the naive realists, should remain a mere tool.
It is a subordinate device that can distract us from the primary world. We can and should, if the computer enervates us, pull the plug or even destroy the computer."
(Michael Heim, Virtual Realism. Oxford University Press, 1998)
Glossary of Usage: Index of Commonly Confused Words
200 Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs
(a) "Often . . . we fool ourselves into thinking we need to eat when our body actually does not need more food. For example, when we are tired (i.e. when we need to sleep), we might think we need to eat food to energize our body."
(Denise Lamothe, The Taming of the Chew. Penguin, 2002)
(b) "The computer, say the naive realists, should remain a mere tool.
It is a subordinate device that can distract us from the primary world. We can and should, if the computer enervates us, pull the plug or even destroy the computer."
(Michael Heim, Virtual Realism. Oxford University Press, 1998)
Glossary of Usage: Index of Commonly Confused Words
200 Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs
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