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vitiate
vi·ti·ate
[
víshee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
vi·ti·at·ed
,
present participle
vi·ti·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
vi·ti·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
make something ineffective:
to destroy or drastically reduce the effectiveness of something, or make it invalid
2.
make something faulty:
to cause something to become faulty
3.
debase something:
to degrade something morally
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
vitiare
<
vitium
"fault, vice"
]
vi·ti·a·ble
adjective
vi·ti·a·tion
[
vìshee áysh'n
]
noun
vi·ti·a·tor
[
víshee àytər
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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vi·ti·a·ble adjectivevi·ti·a·tion [ vìshee áysh'n ] nounvi·ti·a·tor [ víshee àytər ] noun
