devitalise
Sap the strength
To devitalise is to drain vitality or life force from something.
The word appears in contexts ranging from literal to metaphorical: devitalised soil lacks nutrients, a devitalised economy has lost its dynamism, a devitalised person feels depleted of energy.
British spelling; Americans write devitalize.
Plant circulatory fluid
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- diminishTo make smaller
- impairTo diminish or damage
- enfeebleMake feeble or frail
debilitate · enervate · attenuate · erode · deplete · drain · compromise · destabilize
Wasting from disuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
withering · fading · weakening · regression · enfeeblement · degradation · decrepitude · wilting
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
enfeeble · debilitate · enervate · attenuate · erode · deplete · drain · compromise · destabilize · cripple
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
wasting · withering · fading · weakening · regression · enfeeblement · degradation · decrepitude · wilting · shrinkage
listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
lethargic · apathetic · inert · lifeless · stagnant · passive · drowsy · somnolent · stuporous · leaden
drained
Emptied of resources
worn-out · burnout · weariness · tiredness · sapped · prostration · collapse · overwork · run-down · shattered
devitaliseinvigorate
To fill with energy
energize · vitalize · revitalize · energise · vitalise
devitalize, devitalized, devitalizing, devitalising, devitalises, devitalised