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With Silk Stockings, I was easily able to envision Mr. Sommers’ initially controlled excitement and effortlessly watch the woman’s resolve enervate, and watch her binge, forgetting about her children’s needs. There were a few portions of the story that were especially illustrative.
Enervate is a transitive verb and an adjective. Is my usage correct? What is the object of enervate, if I am?
It's not a huge area in English, so outside technical papers, there isn't much- many grammars skate over or simply make no mention of them. In some languages like Greek, or so I have read, there exists a Middle Voice.
Is it correct? 
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