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DEVITALIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does devitalization mean?
• DEVITALIZATION (noun)
The noun DEVITALIZATION has 1 sense:
1. the act of reducing the vitality of something
Familiarity information: DEVITALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of reducing the vitality of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
devitalisation; devitalization
Hypernyms ("devitalization" is a kind of...):
decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
Derivation:
devitalize (sap of life or energy)
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