devitalized

verb

Definition of devitalizednext
past tense of devitalize
1
as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

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2
as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of she was devitalized by the infection

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  1. undermined
  2. weakened
  3. exhausted
  4. softened
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  • Had the committee excluded the Mustangs following their loss to Clemson in the ACC championship — on a walk-off field goal, no less — the decision would have undermined the credibility of conference title games.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Ironically enough, in passing over Alabama the committee inadvertently undermined the spending power of one of college football’s most storied programs.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of undermined
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  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His party holds a commanding majority in El Salvador's and with his opponents politically weakened, there's little standing in the way of his mining agenda.
    Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
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  • In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
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  • Unwrap 1 dough log; let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 20 minutes.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Just as cyclical stocks had become the clear choice into and after the election, the economic data have softened a bit from strong levels, prompting industrials and bank stocks last week to pull back 2% or so.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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