Devitalization

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of devitalizing; its results. uncountable

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

  2. 2
    the act of reducing the vitality of something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abatementattritionde-energizationdeadeningdeanimationdecline

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From devitalize + -ation.

More for "devitalization"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.