Meaning of DEVITALIZE
| Pronunciation: | | dee'vIt`lIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" |
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| | Synonyms: | | devitalise |
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| | Antonyms: | | vitalise, vitalize | | |
| | See Also: | | eviscerate, weaken | |
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| | Definition: | | \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t.
To deprive of life or vitality. -- {De*vi`tal*i*za"tion}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | abate, afflict, attenuate, blunt, castrate, cramp, cripple, damp, dampen, deaden, debilitate, demasculinize, deprive, derange, desex, desexualize, disable, disorder, dry up, dull, effeminize, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, eviscerate, exhaust, extenuate, gruel, hospitalize, incapacitate, indispose, invalid, lay low, lay up, mitigate, rattle, reduce, sap, shake, shake up, sicken, soften up, sterilize, unbrace, undermine, unman, unnerve, unstrengthen, unstring, weaken |
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