vitiate
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vi·ti·ate
(vĭsh′ē-āt′)tr.v. vi·ti·at·ed, vi·ti·at·ing, vi·ti·ates
1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil: "His famous compilation of norms was vitiated by a major sampling error" (Frederick Crews).
2. To corrupt morally; debase: "My anxieties ... still are great lest the numerous ... snares of vice should vitiate your early habits of virtue" (Abigail Adams). See Synonyms at corrupt.
3. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.
[Latin vitiāre, vitiāt-, from vitium, fault.]
vi′ti·a·ble (vĭsh′ē-ə-bəl) adj.
vi′ti·a′tion n.
vi′ti·a′tor n.
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vitiate
(ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to make faulty or imperfect
2. to debase, pervert, or corrupt
3. (Law) to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc): to vitiate a contract.
[C16: from Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault]
ˈvitiable adj
ˌvitiˈation n
ˈvitiˌator n
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vi•ti•ate
(ˈvɪʃ iˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
2. to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
3. to debase; corrupt; pervert.
4. to make legally invalid; invalidate: to vitiate a claim.
[1525–35; < Latin vitiātus, past participle of vitiāre to spoil, derivative of vitium blemish, vice 1]
vi`ti•a′tion, n.
vi′ti•a`tor, n.
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vitiate
- "To make imperfect; spoil."See also related terms for spoil.
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vitiate
Past participle: vitiated
Gerund: vitiating
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| I vitiate |
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| we vitiate |
| you vitiate |
| they vitiate |
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| I vitiated |
| you vitiated |
| he/she/it vitiated |
| we vitiated |
| you vitiated |
| they vitiated |
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| I am vitiating |
| you are vitiating |
| he/she/it is vitiating |
| we are vitiating |
| you are vitiating |
| they are vitiating |
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| I have vitiated |
| you have vitiated |
| he/she/it has vitiated |
| we have vitiated |
| you have vitiated |
| they have vitiated |
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| I was vitiating |
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| he/she/it was vitiating |
| we were vitiating |
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| I had vitiated |
| you had vitiated |
| he/she/it had vitiated |
| we had vitiated |
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| they had vitiated |
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| I will vitiate |
| you will vitiate |
| he/she/it will vitiate |
| we will vitiate |
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| I will have vitiated |
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| he/she/it will have vitiated |
| we will have vitiated |
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| I will be vitiating |
| you will be vitiating |
| he/she/it will be vitiating |
| we will be vitiating |
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| I have been vitiating |
| you have been vitiating |
| he/she/it has been vitiating |
| we have been vitiating |
| you have been vitiating |
| they have been vitiating |
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| I will have been vitiating |
| you will have been vitiating |
| he/she/it will have been vitiating |
| we will have been vitiating |
| you will have been vitiating |
| they will have been vitiating |
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| I had been vitiating |
| you had been vitiating |
| he/she/it had been vitiating |
| we had been vitiating |
| you had been vitiating |
| they had been vitiating |
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| I would vitiate |
| you would vitiate |
| he/she/it would vitiate |
| we would vitiate |
| you would vitiate |
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| I would have vitiated |
| you would have vitiated |
| he/she/it would have vitiated |
| we would have vitiated |
| you would have vitiated |
| they would have vitiated |
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Verb 1. vitiate - 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"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
2. vitiate - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
3. vitiate - take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
vitiate
verb
1. spoil, mar, undermine, impair, injure, harm, devalue, water down, blemish, invalidate electoral abuses which could vitiate the entire voting process
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
vitiate
verb1. To spoil the soundness or perfection of:
2. To ruin utterly in character or quality:
animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, warp.
3. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
Law: extinguish.
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Translations
vitiate
[ˈvɪʃɪeɪt] VT (frm) (= weaken) → afectar negativamente ; (= spoil) → estropear, arruinar ; (= devalue) → quitar valor a (Jur) [+ contract, deed] → invalidarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vitiate
vt
(= spoil) air, blood → verunreinigen
(Jur etc: = invalidate) → ungültig machen ; thesis → widerlegen ; meeting, decision, agreement → aufheben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vitiate
v. viciar; infectar.
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