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devitalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of devitalize
1
as in undermines
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

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2
as in weakens
to diminish the physical strength of she was devitalized by the infection

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devitalizes
  1. undermines
  2. weakens
  3. exhausts
  4. softens
  5. drains
  6. wastes
  7. wears
  8. petrifies
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  • His silly walk undermines not only his dignified wardrobe but also the very idea of a professional persona.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • That undermines the important fight against genuine antisemitism.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of undermines
Verb
  • Chronic diseases become more common, and resistance to infection weakens.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When one of those systems weakens, there is a knock-on effect that ripples into the workplace – and not always in a good way.
    — Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakens
Verb
  • If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhausts
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  • That dynamic remains visible even as pricing softens across the commercial market.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Though the adaptation softens Sophoclean ambiguity in favor of moral clarity, commanding performances and lush costumes, projections and Indigenous music create a gripping spectacle that renews the Getty’s classical theater tradition.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of softens
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  • While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Beijing is quite happy, for now at least, to watch as the US drains its treasure policing the world’s sea lanes, keeping transnational drug gangs and fraudsters in check, and maintaining global financial stability.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of drains
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  • This recombination prevents the charges from reaching the electrodes, which wastes potential electrical power.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The group argues the city’s support wastes tax dollars on private business when the city has needs elsewhere.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wastes
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  • Underneath a Blossom-style hat, the model wears a set of enormous mismatched silver earrings that graze the shoulders of her sharp black blazer.
    — Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Outside of Sezane, the queen of Spain often wears shoe designs by Aquazzura, Calzados Picón, Carolina Herrera, Hugo Boss, Magrit and more.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of wears
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  • Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of petrifies
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