devitalization

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de•vi•tal•ize  (dē vīt′l īz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to deprive of vitality or vital properties;
   make lifeless;
   weaken.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•vi′tal•ise′. 

• de- + vitalize 1840–50

de•vi′tal•i•za′tion, n.