What does "devitalization" mean?

The act or process of devitalizing; its results.

What is a synonym for "devitalization"?

Common synonyms include: abatement, attrition, deadening, decline, devitalisation, evisceration.

noun

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Noun

1
The act or process of devitalizing; its results. uncountable
"The wands are Spenser's phallic white rods, here symbolizing wintry devitalization."
2
the act of reducing the vitality of something wordnet

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

From devitalize + -ation.