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devitalizing

devitalizing is the present participle and gerund of devitalize.

Meaning of devitalize

Verb

devitalize (third-person singular simple present devitalizes, present participle devitalizing, simple past and past participle devitalized)

  1. (figuratively, transitive, literal) To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.
    • Near-synonym: deanimate
    Synonyms:
    deanimate

Questions about devitalizing

What is devitalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Devitalizing is the present participle and gerund of devitalize.

Words near devitalizing in the dictionary

  1. devitalising
  2. devitalization
  3. devitalize
  4. devitalized
  5. devitalizes
  6. devitalizing
  7. devitation
  8. devitations
  9. devitelinized
  10. devitellinated
  11. devitellinised

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