verb
- to deprive of vitality, energy, or life force; to weaken or make less vigorous
Usage: formal
Examples
- The long illness began to devitalize her once-robust constitution.
- Critics argued that the new regulations would devitalize the local economy.
- Years of stress had devitalized his enthusiasm for the project.
- The harsh winter seemed to devitalize the entire community.
- Poor nutrition can devitalize both body and mind.
- The company’s rigid policies devitalized employee creativity.