" devitalize "

1: to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality;

  * e.g., " ... overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech "

•  Synonyms : 

•  castrate,

•  damp,

•  dampen,

•  deaden,

•  dehydrate,

•  desiccate,

•  enervate,

•  geld,

•  lobotomize,

•  petrify

•  Antonyms : 

•  brace,

•  energize,

•  enliven,

•  invigorate,

•  quicken,

•  stimulate,

•  vitalize,

•  vivify

2: to diminish the physical strength of;

  * e.g., " ... she was devitalized by the infection "

•  Synonyms : 

•  debilitate,

•  enervate,

•  enfeeble,

•  etiolate,

•  prostrate,

•  sap,

•  soften,

•  tire,

•  waste,

•  weaken

•  Antonyms : 

•  beef (up),

•  fortify,

•  strengthen