devitalize

devitalize
To deprive of vitality or of vital properties.

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de·vi·tal·ize or Brit de·vi·tal·ise (')dē-'vīt-əl-.īz vt, -ized or Brit -ised; -iz·ing or Brit -is·ing to deprive of life or vitality: as
a) to refine (as foodstuffs) to the point that essential or desirable constituents are lost
b) to subject (a tooth or its pulp) to devitalization

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de·vi·tal·ize (de-viґtəl-īz) [de- + vital + -ize] to deprive of vitality or of life.

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