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devitalize

[ dee-vahyt-l-ahyz ]
/ diˈvaɪt lˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), de·vi·tal·ized, de·vi·tal·iz·ing.

to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless; weaken.

RELATED WORDS

emasculate, debilitate, disembowel, deaden, destroy, desiccate, eviscerate, enervate, weaken, exenterate

Nearby words

devisable, devisal, devise, devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, devizes, devocalize
Also especially British, de·vi·tal·ise.

Origin of devitalize

First recorded in 1840–50; de- + vitalize

Related forms

de·vi·tal·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for devitalize

devitalize

devitalise

/ (diːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifelessthe war devitalized the economy

Derived Forms

devitalization or devitalisation, noun
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