The process or act of removing something vital or essential, though this is an extremely rare word.
From de- + vital + -ation. This appears to be a theoretical or obsolete formation that parallels devitalization.
This word is so obscure it barely exists in modern English—it's the kind of word that lexicographers find in medieval texts and classify as 'obsolete' because nobody has used it in actual speech for centuries.
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