Castrate
Castrate verb - To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality.
Usage example: a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel
Devitalize and castrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devitalize" instead a verb "Castrate".
Devitalize
Devitalize verb - To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality.
Usage example: overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech
Castrate and devitalize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Castrate" instead a verb "Devitalize".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- spoil and castrate
- spoil and devitalize
- cut and castrate
- cut and devitalize
- injure and castrate
- injure and devitalize
- impair and castrate
- impair and devitalize
- disable and castrate
- disable and devitalize
- incapacitate and castrate
- incapacitate and devitalize
- enervate and castrate
- enervate and devitalize
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