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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.

Words related to devitalize

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

Words nearby devitalize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM devitalize

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 of devitalize

devitalization or devitalisation, noun
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