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devitalize

[dee-vahyt-l-ahyz]

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:
1840–50; de- + vitalize

Related forms

de·vi·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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devitalize or devitalise (diːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless: the war devitalized the economy

devitalise or devitalise

—vb

devitali'zation or devitalise

—n

devitali'sation or devitalise

—n

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"Truth is used to vitalize a statement rather than devitalize it. Truth implies more than a simple statement of fact. "I don't have any whisky," may be a fact but it is not a truth."

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