DEVITALIZE Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

devitalize

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz

Definition of devitalize next

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

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as in to weaken

to diminish the physical strength of she was devitalized by the infection

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Recent Examples of devitalize This can devitalize the plant to the point of it starting to die back. —

oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2023 Miller’s writing début may have been precipitated by her assault, but the final work devitalizes its horrific beginnings. —

Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019 His lip was completely destroyed with multiple linear lacerations, jagged lacerations, devitalized tissue, denervated tissue with a 12 cm laceration in multiple pieces of the entire left upper lift, the mucosal surface, and orbicularis. —

Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 1 June 2017

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The alleged threat is portrayed as undermining First Amendment protections for freedom of association, which concerns the ability of groups to engage in expression and group activities without government interference.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026
So, Sacramento needs to undermine the demagogic manufacturers by stepping up vote counting while keeping elections virtually fraud-free.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026