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.

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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

Words nearby devitalize

devisable, devisal, devise, devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, Devizes, devocalize
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Words related to devitalize

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

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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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