DEVITALIZED Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

devitalized

verb

past tense of devitalize

as in undermined

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

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as in weakened

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

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China’s domestic car market is under pressure from intense competition and price wars, while the slowing economy has undermined consumer confidence.

— Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Last week, OutKick explained how Magnus undermined his own edict and vision by hiring back Stan Verrett to host a throwaway show on NFL Network.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of undermined

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Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
More than eight in 10 voters support tapping the state’s flush coffers to bolster human service programs weakened by severe federal cutbacks, according to a new poll commissioned by Connecticut nonprofit social service agencies.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Over and over, my father rinsed the rice, drained the water, then filled the pot again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
If numbers don’t lie…are Hollywood and the streaming platforms actually beginning to release the stale notion that middle-aged and older women are drained of their creative juices after menopause?

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drained

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This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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Strewn around the edges of the room are ceramic casts of the pocked fruit, brown and desiccated like a pile of skulls.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Olive trees, desiccated from the Xylella fastidiosa bacterial epidemic, are consumed by fire and slump to the ground in a burnished black heap.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

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