To deprive of virtue, strength, or power; to weaken morally or physically.
From Latin 'evirtuo' (to deprive of strength), combining 'e-' (out) and 'virtus' (virtue, strength, power). This rare English verb follows the pattern of Latinate words ending in '-ate'.
Latin 'virtus' originally meant 'manly strength' (from 'vir'), so 'evirtuate' means to strip away that fundamental power—it's like 'evirate' but focuses on moral and physical strength rather than just manhood.
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