devitalization

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noun

The act or process of devitalizing; its results.

Similar
deanimationde-energizationdisanimationdevitalisation
Opposite
animationbloomingblossomingboomingenlivening
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Meanings

noundevitalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or process of devitalizing; its results.

    The wands are Spenser's phallic white rods, here symbolizing wintry devitalization.

    1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

    Synonyms: deanimation, de-energization, disanimation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of devitalizing; its results.

Similar
deanimationde-energizationdisanimation
Opposite
animationbloomingblossomingboomingenliveninggrowthinvigorationreanimationrevivificationthrivingvitalizationvivificationwaxing

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of reducing the vitality of something

Similar
devitalisation
Broader
decreasediminutionreduction
Also see
liquidation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From devitalize + -ation.

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Translations

Italian devitalizzazione
  • devitalizzazioneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

devitalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devitalization

MLA

“devitalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devitalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devitalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devitalization.

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