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View usage for: (vɪʃieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense vitiates, present participle vitiating, past tense, past participle vitiatedverbIf something is vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened. [formal] The Commission's handling of its finances is vitiated by error and fraud. [be VERB-ed] But this does not vitiate his scholarship. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of vitiate vitiate in British English (ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive)1. to make faulty or imperfect 2. to debase, pervert, or corrupt 3. to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc) to vitiate a contract Derived forms vitiable (ˈvitiable) adjective vitiation (ˌvitiˈation) noun vitiator (ˈvitiˌator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault vitiate in American English (ˈvɪʃiˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈvitiˌated or ˈvitiˌating1. to make imperfect, faulty, or impure; spoil; corrupt 2. to weaken morally; debase; pervert 3. to make (a contract, or other legal instrument) ineffective; invalidate Derived forms vitiation (ˌvitiˈation) noun vitiator (ˈvitiˌator) noun Word origin < L vitiatus, pp. of vitiare, to vitiate < vitium, vice 1Synonyms of 'vitiate'spoil, mar, undermine, impair corrupt, contaminate, pollute, pervert More Synonyms of vitiate Definition to spoil or weaken the effectiveness of (something) electoral abuses which could vitiate the entire voting process Synonyms devalue water down invalidate crool or cruel (Australian, slang) His otherwise admirable character is vitiated by his pride. Additional synonymsDefinition to spoil or tarnish She wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time. Synonyms dishonour, mark, damage, spot, injure, ruin, mar, spoil, stain, blur, disgrace, impair, taint, tarnish, blot, smudge, disfigure, sully, deface, blotch, besmirch, smirch Definition to make impure The fishing waters have been contaminated with toxic wastes. Synonyms pollute, infect, stain, corrupt, taint, sully, defile, adulterate, befoul, soilDefinition to lower in quality, character, or value He claims that advertising debases the English language. Synonyms corrupt, contaminate, devalue, pollute, impair, taint, depreciate, defile, adulterate, vitiate, bastardize- visualize
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Additional synonymsDefinition to make foul or dirty piles of old clothes defiled with excrement Synonyms dirty, soil, contaminate, smear, pollute, taint, tarnish, make foul, smirch, befoul material likely to deprave those who hear or read it Synonyms corrupt, pervert, degrade, seduce, subvert, debase, demoralize, debauch, brutalize, lead astray, vitiateDefinition to injure physically, morally, or mentally a warning that the product may harm the environment Synonyms damage, hurt, ruin, mar, spoil, impair, blemishDefinition to damage or weaken in strength or quality The bright sunshine was impairing my vision. Synonyms worsen, reduce, damage, injure, harm, mar, undermine, weaken, spoil, diminish, decrease, blunt, deteriorate, lessen, hinder, debilitate, vitiate, enfeeble, enervateDefinition to damage Too much stress can injure your health. Synonyms damage, harm, ruin, wreck, weaken, spoil, impair, crool or cruel (Australian, slang) Definition to spoil or be the one bad feature of The scar didn't mar his self-confidence, he rather liked it. Synonyms ruin, injure, spoil, scar, flaw, impair, mutilate, detract from, maim, deform, blemish, mangle, disfigure, defaceDefinition to debase He was accused of perverting the nation's youth. Synonyms corrupt, degrade, subvert, deprave, debase (formal), desecrate, debauch, lead astray Definition to corrupt morally a man accused of polluting the minds of children Synonyms defile, violate, corrupt, sully, deprave, debase, profane, desecrate, dishonour, debauch, besmirchDefinition to spoil or make dirty I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. Synonyms defile, dirty, stain, spot, spoil, contaminate, pollute, taint, tarnish, blemish, befoul Definition to spoil or contaminate by an undesirable quality Rancid oil will taint the flavour. Synonyms spoil, ruin, contaminate, damage, soil, dirty, poison, foul, infect, stain, corrupt, smear, muddy, pollute, blight, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, defile, adulterate, besmirch, vitiate, smirch Additional synonymsDefinition to weaken gradually or insidiously This will undermine their chances of success. Synonyms damage, weaken, threaten, hurt, injure, impair, sap, put the kibosh on (informal), throw a spanner in the works of (British, informal) |