devitalize
de·vi·tal·ize
transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz\Definition of DEVITALIZE
: to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness
— de·vi·tal·i·za·tion \-ˌvī-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Examples of DEVITALIZE
- <overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech>
- <she was devitalized by the infection>
First Known Use of DEVITALIZE
1849
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Rhymes with DEVITALIZE
accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize
de·vi·tal·ize
transitive verb (Medical Dictionary)de·vi·tal·izedor British ; de·vi·tal·ised; de·vi·tal·iz·ingor British ; de·vi·tal·is·ing
Medical Definition of DEVITALIZE
: 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
Variants of DEVITALIZE
de·vi·tal·ize or British de·vi·tal·ise \(ˈ)dē-ˈvīt-əl-ˌīz\ (audio pronunciation)
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