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vitiate
[ vish-ee-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
- to make legally defective or invalid; invalidate:
to vitiate a claim.
vitiate
/ ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt /
verb
- 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
- ˈvitiˌator, noun
- ˈvitiable, adjective
- ˌvitiˈation, noun
Other Words From
- viti·ation noun
- viti·ator noun
- nonvi·ti·ation noun
- un·viti·ated adjective
- un·viti·ating adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vitiate1
Example Sentences
The result will be provisions that are watered down or loopholes that vitiate key provisions altogether.
Nor does misdescription of the note vitiate the notice unless the party to whom the notice is given is in fact misled thereby.
But the insertion by the payee of the words "interest" after the making of a note by authority of maker will not vitiate it.
Space forbids arguing this point, but the writer is confident it can be shown that this does not vitiate the process in the least.
The possibilities for contagion vitiate all proofs of the predisposition idea.
This assumption would vitiate the promise of his coming made to our first parents.
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