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vitiate

[ vish-ee-eyt ]
/ ˈvɪʃ iˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), vi·ti·at·ed, vi·ti·at·ing.
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
to debase; corrupt; pervert.
to make legally defective or invalid; invalidate: to vitiate a claim.
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Origin of vitiate

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin vitiātus, past participle of vitiāre “to spoil, impair,” derivative of vitium “blemish, defect, fault” + -ātus; see vice1, -ate1

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Words nearby vitiate

vitelline membrane, vitellogenesis, vitellogenic, vitellus, vitiable, vitiate, viticetum, viticulture, Viti Levu, vitiligo, Vitim
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Words related to vitiate

annihilate, negate, quash, debase, defile, pervert, sully, abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, delete, deny, invalidate, nullify, recant, revoke, undermine, undo, blemish

How to use vitiate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vitiate

vitiate
/ (ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to make faulty or imperfect
to debase, pervert, or corrupt
to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc)to vitiate a contract

Derived forms of vitiate

vitiable, adjectivevitiation, nounvitiator, noun

Word Origin for vitiate

C16: from Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault
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