Definitions for vitiateˈvɪʃ iˌeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•ti•ateˈvɪʃ iˌeɪt(v.t.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
to debase; corrupt; pervert.
to make legally invalid; invalidate:
to vitiate a claim.
Category: Law
Origin of vitiate:
1525–35; < L vitiātus, ptp. of vitiāre to spoil, der. of vitium blemish, vice1
vi′ti•a`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect(verb)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate(verb)
make imperfect
"nothing marred her beauty"
invalidate, void, vitiate(verb)
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
"invalidate a contract"
Wiktionary
vitiate(Verb)
to spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something
vitiate(Verb)
to debase or morally corrupt
vitiate(Verb)
to violate, to rape
vitiate(Verb)
to make something ineffective, to invalidate
Origin: From vitiatus, the perfect passive participle of vitio, from vitium.
Webster Dictionary
Vitiate(verb)
to make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air
Vitiate(verb)
to cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud vitiates a contract
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