devitalize

Example Sentences

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Fernandez-Palacios was "just a pale reflection of an interfering, intrusive, badly educated, spoiled, capricious, devitalized and servile policy" that was submissive to the United States, the letter stated.

From Reuters

One of the clear lessons of the last century is that accommodating a city to the needs of the automobile is probably the surest way to devitalize that city.

From New York Times

Too many firms have closed their doors in recent years, leaving hundreds of workers out on the street and communities devitalized.

From Reuters

Such an origin is, in fact, assigned to this disease in Africa, it being well established that certain devitalizing atmospheric influences produce skin diseases, and facilitate the appearance of pustular eruptions.

From Project Gutenberg

In the face of this it would require very strong negative testimony, indeed, to prove that the virus of rabies is devitalized in drying—a process which prolongs the vitality of other virulent matters.

From Project Gutenberg