devitalize

[ dee-vahyt-l-ahyz ]

/ diˈvaɪt lˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), de·vi·tal·ized, de·vi·tal·iz·ing.

to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless; weaken.

Also especially British, de·vi·tal·ise .

Origin of devitalize

First recorded in 1840–50; de- + vitalize

OTHER WORDS FROM devitalize

de·vi·tal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby devitalize

devisable, devisal, devise, devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, Devizes, devocalize

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Example sentences from the Web for devitalize

But the biologist cannot devitalize a plant or an animal and revivify it again.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond
Its effect must have also been to devitalize the oxygen and nitrogen of the atmosphere.
A Republic Without a President and Other Stories|Herbert Ward
These shoots are useless, devitalize the vine, and hinder vineyard operations.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
Now will to devitalize the entire hand from the wrist to the finger-tips.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art|Edmund Myer

Sometimes the impression of this diathesis is so intense as to devitalize the foetus in utero, causing still-birth.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for devitalize

devitalize

devitalise

/ (diːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifelessthe war devitalized the economy

Derived forms of devitalize

devitalization or devitalisation, noun

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单词	devitalize
释义	devitalize [ dee-vahyt-l-ahyz ] / diˈvaɪt lˌaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devitalize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·vi·tal·ized, de·vi·tal·iz·ing. to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless; weaken. Also especially British, de·vi·tal·ise . Origin of devitalize First recorded in 1840–50; de- + vitalize OTHER WORDS FROM devitalize de·vi·tal·i·za·tion, noun Words nearby devitalize devisable, devisal, devise, devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, Devizes, devocalize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devitalize But the biologist cannot devitalize a plant or an animal and revivify it again. Natural Law in the Spiritual World\|Henry Drummond Its effect must have also been to devitalize the oxygen and nitrogen of the atmosphere. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories\|Herbert Ward These shoots are useless, devitalize the vine, and hinder vineyard operations. Manual of American Grape-Growing\|U. P. Hedrick Now will to devitalize the entire hand from the wrist to the finger-tips. The Renaissance of the Vocal Art\|Edmund Myer Sometimes the impression of this diathesis is so intense as to devitalize the foetus in utero, causing still-birth. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various British Dictionary definitions for devitalize devitalize devitalise / (diːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) / verb (tr) to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifelessthe war devitalized the economy Derived forms of devitalize devitalization or devitalisation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to devitalize emasculate, debilitate, disembowel, deaden, destroy, desiccate, eviscerate, enervate, weaken, exenterate
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devitalize

verb (used with object), de·vi·tal·ized, de·vi·tal·iz·ing.

Origin of devitalize

OTHER WORDS FROM devitalize

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Example sentences from the Web for devitalize

British Dictionary definitions for devitalize

devitalise

verb

Derived forms of devitalize

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