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1 desvitalizar
• devitalize• weak-willed• weakened -
2 enervar
• devitalize• enervate• make narrower• make new• make ugly• make unequal• overexcite• unnerve• weak-willed• weakened -
3 restar vitalidad a
• devitalize• weak-willed• weakened -
4 castrar
v.1 to castrate (animal, persona).2 to sap, to impair.3 to prune.4 to undermine, to debilitate, to devitalize.5 to spay.* * *1 (capar) to castrate2 (podar) to prune3 (las colmenas) to uncap4 figurado (debilitar) to mutilate* * *VT1) (Zool) [+ toro] to castrate; [+ caballo] to geld; [+ gato] to doctor2) (Bot) to prune, cut back3) (=debilitar) to impair, weaken* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex. There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex. Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *castrar [A1 ]vt‹caballo› to geld; ‹toro/hombre› to castrate; ‹gato› to neuter, doctor ( euph); ‹gata› to spay, doctor ( euph)* * *
castrar ( conjugate castrar) verbo transitivo ‹ caballo› to geld;
‹toro/hombre› to castrate;
‹ gato› to neuter
castrar verbo transitivo to castrate
' castrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capar
English:
castrate
- emasculate
- neuter
* * *castrar vt1. [persona] to castrate;[animal] to castrate, to geld; [gato] to neuter2. [debilitar] to sap, to impair3. [anular] to weaken, to impair* * *v/t castrate; figemasculate* * *castrar vt1) : to castrate, to spay, to neuter, to geld2) debilitar: to weaken, to debilitate -
5 enervar
v.1 to sap, to weaken.2 to exasperate (poner nervioso).3 to enervate, to devitalize, to weaken.Ricardo enerva a María Richard enervates Mary.4 to unnerve, to make nervous, to make uneasy, to overexcite.La emoción enerva a María The excitement unnerves Mary.* * *1 MEDICINA to enervate1 familiar to get flustered, get worked up* * *VT (=debilitar) to enervate, weaken; (=poner nervioso a) to get on sb's nerves* * *verbo transitivoa) ( irritar) to irritateb) ( debilitar) to enervate* * *= jar, nerve, rile, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex. But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( irritar) to irritateb) ( debilitar) to enervate* * *= jar, nerve, rile, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.
Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* * *enervar [A1 ]vt1(irritar): me enerva la música a todo volumen really loud music gets on my nerves o drives me mad o irritates me ( colloq)la enerva ver todo en desorden seeing everything in a mess really annoys her2 (debilitar) to enervate* * *
enervar verbo transitivo
1 fam (poner nervioso) to exasperate, try one's temper: la falta de puntualidad le enerva, a lack of punctuality really gets on his nerves
2 (debilitar) to enervate, unnerve
* * *enervar vt1. [debilitar] to sap, to weaken* * *v/t fml2 ( irritar) irritate, get on the nerves of* * *enervar vt1) : to enervate♦ enervante adj -
6 desvitalizar
v.to devitalize, to undermine, to sap, to weaken.* * *1.VT [+ nervio] to numb2.See:* * *desvitalizar [A4 ]vtto drain the life from -
7 debilitar
• debilitate• devitalize• enervate• enfeeble• make way for• make wealthy• weak-willed• weakened -
8 desalmar
• debilitate• devitalize -
9 desalmar
v.1 to desire something very anxiously.2 to devitalize, to debilitate.
См. также в других словарях:
Devitalize — De*vi tal*ize, v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. {De*vi tal*i*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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devitalize — (Amer.) de·vi·tal·ize || ‚diË vaɪtÉ™laɪz v. drain of vitality, make lifeless (also devitalise) … English contemporary dictionary
devitalize — [dē vīt′ l īz΄] vt. devitalized, devitalizing to make listless or ineffective; lower the vitality of; weaken devitalization n … English World dictionary
devitalize — transitive verb Date: 1849 to deprive of life, vigor, or effectiveness • devitalization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
devitalize — devitalization, n. /dee vuyt l uyz /, v.t., devitalized, devitalizing. to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless; weaken. Also, esp. Brit., devitalise. [1840 50; DE + VITALIZE] * * * … Universalium
devitalize — verb to deprive of vitality, make lifeless, weaken. See Also: devitalization … Wiktionary
devitalize — To deprive of vitality or of vital properties. * * * de·vi·tal·ize or Brit de·vi·tal·ise ( )dē vīt əl .īz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to deprive of life or vitality: as a) to refine (as foodstuffs) to the point that essential or… … Medical dictionary
devitalize — Synonyms and related words: abate, afflict, attenuate, blunt, castrate, cramp, cripple, damp, dampen, deaden, debilitate, demasculinize, deprive, derange, desex, desexualize, disable, disorder, dry up, dull, effeminize, emasculate, enervate,… … Moby Thesaurus
devitalize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap2, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See STRONG … English dictionary for students
devitalize — or devitalise verb [usu. as adjective devitalized] deprive of strength and vigour. Derivatives devitalization noun … English new terms dictionary
