Synonyms of devitalize

devitalize

verb

1

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermine
• weaken
• drain
• exhaust
• petrify
• enervate
• castrate
• desiccate
• deaden
• wear
• damp
• dehydrate
• dampen
• lobotomize
• discourage
• debilitate
• wear out
• burn out
• geld
• sap
• enfeeble
• fatigue
• tucker (out)
• demoralize
• daunt
• dishearten
• dispirit
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulate
• energize
• vitalize
• invigorate
• enliven
• vivify
• quicken
• stir
• arouse
• brace
• rouse
• charge
• galvanize
• provoke
• electrify
• trigger
• excite
• incite
• ferment
• lift
• whip (up)
• fire
• foment
• inflame
• instigate
• spark
• inspire
• fortify
• boost
• kindle
• revive
• regenerate
• abet
• renew
• revitalize
• cheer
• buoy
• reactivate
• hearten
• rejuvenate
• embolden
• resuscitate
• resurrect
• refresh
• reawaken
• recharge
• reanimate
• enflame
• rekindle
• reenergize
• reawake

2

as in to weaken

to diminish the physical strength of

she was devitalized by the infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaken
• soften
• waste
• injure
• hurt
• exhaust
• tire
• debilitate
• paralyze
• sap
• enervate
• damage
• enfeeble
• etiolate
• prostrate
• impair
• deplete
• cripple
• depress
• incapacitate
• harm
• disable
• impoverish
• invalid
• hamstring
• wear out
• lay up
• wash out
• wear down
• grind (down)
• unman
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthen
• fortify
• recruit
• energize
• beef (up)
• invigorate
• vitalize
• rejuvenate
• harden
• season
• toughen