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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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  1. undermines
  2. weakens
  3. exhausts
  4. softens
  5. drains
  6. wastes
  7. wears
  8. petrifies
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  • Providing false or misleading information to law enforcement undermines those efforts and unnecessarily diverts officers and resources away from members of our community who may need immediate police assistance.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In this telling, the column contends that the president’s rhetoric trivializes public anxiety about potential catastrophic risks and undermines efforts to build serious safety frameworks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of undermines
Verb
  • Each decision to move work overseas further weakens the economic conditions needed to sustain domestic capacity.
    — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, Bernstein pointed out that even if the global AI trade weakens, India is unlikely to see any major reversal of foreign capital flows.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 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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  • But lady-like neutrals offer understated elegance that elongates the fingers and instantly softens the look of the hands.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That dynamic remains visible even as pricing softens across the commercial market.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of softens
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  • Once your washer drains, that water becomes wastewater alongside everything flowing from sinks, showers, toilets and dishwashers.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Not Improving Drainage Mums won’t thrive in soil that drains poorly and stays too soggy.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of drains
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  • The brand wins the transaction but wastes the precious intelligence created by the interaction.
    — Stephanie Copeland Weber, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This recombination prevents the charges from reaching the electrodes, which wastes potential electrical power.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wastes
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  • The Sierra follows the same basic recipe but wears it in typical GMC fashion, with that enormous signature grille, vertical lighting elements, and a more polished, upscale appearance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One team member, who usually wears medium-to-large coats, fit comfortably in a size small with room to spare.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 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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“Devitalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devitalizes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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