devitalization

diːˌvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of devitalization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biological

Rare

process of removing vitality or life

Rare

The devitalization of the tissue was necessary for the procedure.

depletion

enervation

exhaustion

metaphorical

Rare

act of reducing energy or effectiveness

Rare

The devitalization of the team affected their performance.

depletion

enervation

exhaustion

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Origin of devitalization

Latin, de (remove) + vitalis (life)

Examples of devitalization in a sentence

The devitalization process took several hours.
The devitalization of the economy led to widespread unemployment.
Critics blamed the devitalization of the project on poor management.

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French:dévitalisation, affaiblissement, ...
German:Devitalisierung, Schwächung, ...
Italian:devitalizzazione, indebolimento, ...
Spanish:devitalización, desvitalización, ...
Portuguese:devitalização, desvitalização, ...
Chinese:失活, 活力削弱, ...
Japanese:無活性化, 活力低下, ...
Arabic:إِزَالَةُ الحَيَوِيَّة, إِضْعاف, ...
Hebrew:הַכְחָדָה, הִתְשָׁה, ...
Russian:обезвоживание, упадок сил, ...
Ukrainian:знекровлення, виснаження, ...
Hindi:जीवहीनता, ऊर्जा की कमी, ...
Bengali:জীবনীশক্তি অপসারণ, শক্তিহীনতা, ...
Catalan:devitalització, ...
Czech:devitalizace, oslabení, ...
Danish:devitalisering, energireduktion, ...
Dutch:devitalisatie, ontkrachting, ...
Greek:αφαίρεση ζωτικότητας, αποδυνάμωση, ...
Hungarian:devitalizáció, gyengítés, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឲ្យបាត់បង់ជីវិត, ការបន្ថយកម្លាំង, ...
Korean:생명력 제거, 활력 감소, ...
Persian:حذف حیات, کاهش انرژی, ...
Polish:usunięcie witalności, osłabienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desvitalização, ...
Romanian:devitalizare, slăbire, ...
Swedish:devitalisering, avtrubbning, ...
Thai:การทำให้เนื้อเยื่อหมดชีวิต, การลดพลังงาน, ...
Turkish:devitalizasyon, enerji kaybı, ...
Vietnamese:sự làm mất sức sống, sự suy giảm năng lượng, ...

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