Cheer and Devitalize

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Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Devitalize is an antonym for cheer.

Devitalize verb - To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality.

Usage example: overuse has devitalized many a once-striking figure of speech

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Cheer is an antonym for devitalize.

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Devitalize and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/devitalize

Cheer & Devitalize. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/devitalize>.

Devitalize or Cheer. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/devitalize.

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