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devitalize

verb

Etymology

From de- + vitalize.

  1. derived from vītālis
  2. derived from vital
  3. inherited from vital
  4. suffixed as vitalize — “vital + ize”
  5. prefixed as devitalize — “de + vitalize”

Definitions

  1. To deprive of vitality

    To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.

    • Near-synonym: deanimate
    • Noncrushing surgical clamps avoid devitalizing the cells of arterial walls.
    • Economic stress has devitalized some shopping malls in the web era.

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