The Collaborative International Dictionary
Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. -- De*vi`tal*i*za"tion, n.
Wiktionary
vb. to deprive of vitality, make lifeless, weaken.
WordNet
v. sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" [syn: devitalise] [ant: vitalize]
Usage examples of "devitalize".
Han race, devitalized by its vices and luxuries, with machinery and scientific processes to satisfy its every want, with virtually no necessity of labor, began to assume a defensive attitude toward the Americans.
The Han race, devitalized by its vices and luxuries, with machinery and scientific processes to satisfy its every want, with virtually no necessity of labor, began to assume a defensive attitude toward the Americans.
Her pale face looked dragged and devitalized after hours of imprisonment with her step-mother.
Probably he may not have calculated its effect on his own devitalized condition.
What with the number of imbeciles and physical wrecks we allow to go about and propagate their species, we shaft end by devitalizing whole nations.
Are you aware of the things that can happen to you if you allow the red corpuscles of your blood to become devitalized?