devitalization

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English

Etymology

From devitalize +‎ -ation.

Noun

devitalization (uncountable)

  1. The act of devitalizing.
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      The wands are Spenser's phallic white rods, here symbolizing wintry devitalization.