vitiate
verb (used with object)
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
has vitiated
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present perfectof vitiate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has vitiated our charities, corrupted our morals, and invaded even the house of God.
From Sevenoaks by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland
This notion has vitiated a good deal of Shakespearian criticism.
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson
It has vitiated a large part of his writings; and it has done more than that—it has obscured, to many of his readers, the real nature and the real value of his work.
From Landmarks in French Literature by Giles Lytton Strachey
The progressive deterioration wrought in the epigastric region, the seat of vitality, has vitiated the whole system.
From The Magic Skin by Ellen Marriage
He has vitiated his contract by publicly refusing to do his work.
From Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade
