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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. sap of life or energy;
- Example: "The recession devitalized the economy"
[syn: devitalize, devitalise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t.
   To deprive of life or vitality. -- De*vi`tal*i*za"tion, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

devitalize
    v 1: sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the
         economy" [syn: devitalize, devitalise] [ant:
         vitalise, vitalize]