Devitalization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t.
     To deprive of life or vitality. -- {De*vi`tal*i*za"tion}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  devitalization
       n : the act of reducing the vitality of something [syn: {devitalisation}]