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   Vi·ti·ate

   /ˈviSHēˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of: formal "development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population"
   • ▪ destroy or impair the legal validity of: formal "the insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin vitiat- ‘impaired’, from the verb vitiare, from vitium (see vice1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vitiation noun
   • 2. vitiator noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does vitiate mean on a playground?

   • Vitiate is often used when a legal agreement is made invalid, but it can also refer to the debasement or corruption of something or someone. If a malicious five-year-old on the playground teaches the other children to lie with their fingers crossed, she would be responsible for vitiating the playground community.

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   What does vitiate a scholarship mean?

   • If something is vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened . But this does not vitiate his scholarship. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does vitiate mean?

   • 毀壞, 破壞, 削弱… 毁坏, 破坏, 削弱… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! VITIATE definition: 1. to destroy or damage something: 2. to destroy or damage something: . Learn more.

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   What is another word for vitiate?

   • To validate is to confirm, legalize, or prove the accuracy of something. Find another word for vitiate. In this page you can discover 72 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for vitiate, like: cancel, invalidate, annul, rescind, contaminate, revoke, abolish, nullify, void, neutralize and soil.

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   May 30, 2012 · Vitiate means to make faulty, defective, or ineffective, or to debase in moral or aesthetic status. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and word history of vitiate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Vitiate means to destroy or damage something, especially in a formal context. Learn how to use this verb with sentences, synonyms and translations from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Vitiate definition: to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil. . See examples of VITIATE used in a sentence.

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   Vitiate means to destroy or damage something, especially in a formal context. Learn how to use this verb in sentences, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   3 days ago · Vitiate means to spoil, weaken, or invalidate something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, such as law, politics, or military, with synonyms and example sentences.

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   vitiate: 1 v make imperfect Synonyms: deflower , impair , mar , spoil Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... cloud , corrupt , defile , sully , taint place under suspicion or cast doubt upon blemish , deface , disfigure mar or spoil the appearance of mangle , maul injure badly by beating mark , pit , pock , scar mark with a scar Type of: ...

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   Vitiate means to reduce the value or quality of, to corrupt morally, or to invalidate legally. See synonyms, usage, and translations of vitiate in different contexts and languages.