Example Sentences

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“There is a judicial process underway. The film should not be screened in a manner that will vitiate this process,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2015

It will be noted that a burning lamp will vitiate the atmosphere of a closed room by consuming the oxygen and returning in its place carbon dioxide.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

This process must be carried out with the utmost care and caution, as the slightest pinhole through the wax will vitiate the results.

From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano

If it be true that an ulcer will vitiate the entire body, and endanger the life of the patient, we can see very plainly to what possible danger the spread of illiteracy may lead us.

From Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South by Fortune, Timothy Thomas

A light will vitiate as much air as a dozen persons.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman