DEVITALIZE
Dictionary entry overview: What does devitalize mean? • DEVITALIZE (verb)
The verb DEVITALIZE has 1 sense:
1. sap of life or energy
Familiarity information: DEVITALIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEVITALIZE (verb)
Meaning:
Sap of life or energy
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
devitalise; devitalize
Context example:
The recession devitalized the economy
Hypernyms (to "devitalize" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "devitalize"):
eviscerate (take away a vital or essential part of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
vitalize (make more lively or vigorous)
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