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Vinony

devitalize

verb

  1. to deprive of vitality
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vitalize English devitalize From de- + vitalize.

  1. To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.

    “Near-synonym: deanimate”

    “Noncrushing surgical clamps avoid devitalizing the cells of arterial walls.”