vitiate
verb (used with object)
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
vitiation
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a word derived from
vitiate.
Example Sentences
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They are usually accompanied with a well-developed fetus, so that the mole may be looked upon as a twin which has undergone arrest and vitiation of development.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Will society do for the safety of this young soul what the doctor does for the body, when it is a question of contending against hereditary vitiation?
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Eugène Sue
Scientific men deal with facts, look to them for guidance, and must suppose that thought and fact pass into each other directly, and without vitiation or deflection.
From John Dewey's logical theory by Delton Thomas Howard
If this be true of news and of its vitiation through the Press, it is still truer of opinions and suggested ideas.
From The Free Press by Hilaire Belloc
Deare madam, heare me: You had a noble husband, while he livd; And I beleive That no perswasion cold have forcd you yeild To vitiation of his honord bed, Not with a prince.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
