Devitalize and Foment

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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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Foment is an antonym for devitalize.

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

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Devitalize is an antonym for foment.

Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

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

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