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vi·ti·ate (vis̸h′ē āt′)

transitive verb vitiated -·at′ed, vitiating -·at′·ing

  1. 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

Etymology: < L vitiatus, pp. of vitiare, to vitiate < vitium, vice

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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