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单词 devitalized
释义

devitalize

verb

de·​vi·​tal·​ize (ˌ)dē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce devitalize (audio)
devitalized; devitalizing; devitalizes

transitive verb

: to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness
devitalization
(ˌ)dē-ˌvī-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce devitalize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • castrate
  • damp
  • dampen
  • deaden
  • dehydrate
  • desiccate
  • enervate
  • geld
  • lobotomize
  • petrify
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Example Sentences

overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech she was devitalized by the infection
Recent Examples on the Web 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

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

devitalize

transitive verb

de·​vi·​tal·​ize
variants or British devitalise
(ˈ)dē-ˈvīt-ᵊl-ˌīz How to pronounce devitalize (audio)
devitalized or British devitalised; devitalizing or British devitalising
: to deprive of life or vitality: as
a
: to refine (as foodstuffs) to the point that essential or desirable constituents are lost
b
: to subject (a tooth or its pulp) to devitalization

devitalized

verb

past tense of devitalize
1
as in weakened
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • weakened
  • undermined
  • drained
  • exhausted
  • desiccated
  • enervated
  • deadened
  • dehydrated
  • lobotomized
  • petrified
  • castrated
  • damped
  • enfeebled
  • wore
  • debilitated
  • fatigued
  • discouraged
  • gelded
  • dampened
  • sapped
  • dispirited
  • burned out
  • wore out
  • demoralized
  • burnt out
  • disheartened
  • daunted
  • tuckered (out)
  • did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • vitalized
  • stimulated
  • energized
  • enlivened
  • invigorated
  • vivified
  • quickened
  • braced
  • aroused
  • stirred
  • roused
  • charged
  • electrified
  • inflamed
  • galvanized
  • fermented
  • triggered
  • enflamed
  • provoked
  • fortified
  • excited
  • whipped (up)
  • regenerated
  • inspired
  • lifted
  • revived
  • revitalized
  • fomented
  • kindled
  • incited
  • fired
  • rejuvenated
  • instigated
  • renewed
  • emboldened
  • abetted
  • resurrected
  • reactivated
  • reanimated
  • cheered
  • sparked
  • resuscitated
  • recharged
  • boosted
  • buoyed
  • reenergized
  • reawakened
  • rekindled
  • heartened
  • refreshed
  • re-energized
  • reawaked
  • reawoke
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2
as in softened
to diminish the physical strength of she was devitalized by the infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • weakened
  • softened
  • tired
  • exhausted
  • enfeebled
  • enervated
  • debilitated
  • wasted
  • injured
  • damaged
  • etiolated
  • sapped
  • depleted
  • paralyzed
  • hurt
  • crippled
  • impaired
  • depressed
  • impoverished
  • prostrated
  • disabled
  • incapacitated
  • harmed
  • hamstrung
  • laid up
  • invalided
  • unmanned
  • wore out
  • washed out
  • wore down
  • ground (down)
  • broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strengthened
  • fortified
  • energized
  • recruited
  • hardened
  • vitalized
  • rejuvenated
  • invigorated
  • beefed (up)
  • seasoned
  • toughened
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