devitalize

Verb

• sap of life or energy
  • "The recession devitalized the economy"
• To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.

Examples

• Economic stress has devitalized some shopping malls in the web era.
• Noncrushing surgical clamps avoid devitalizing the cells of arterial walls.

Synonyms

devitalise

Antonyms

vitalize, animate, reanimate, rejuvenate, revitalize

Related Words

devitalization