- vitiate vi·ti·ate vt
- ['vɪʃɪˌeɪt]
(frm: all senses) viziare
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vitiate vi·ti·ate vt
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vitiate — vi·ti·ate / vi shē ˌāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to make ineffective fraud vitiate s a contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Vitiate — Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitiate — vi•ti•ate [[t]ˈvɪʃ iˌeɪt[/t]] 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) law to make legally invalid; invalidate: to vitiate a claim[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
vitiate — vi|ti|ate [ˈvıʃieıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of vitiare, from vitium; VICE] to make something less effective or spoil it … Dictionary of contemporary English
vitiate — vi|ti|ate [ vıʃi,eıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to make something less effective or legally acceptable ╾ vi|ti|a|tion [ ,vıʃi eıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vitiate — vi·ti·ate || vɪʃɪeɪt v. weaken; corrupt … English contemporary dictionary
vitiate — vi·ti·ate … English syllables
viciate — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitiated — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitiating — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adulterate — A*dul ter*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adulterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adulterating}.] [L. adulteratus, p. p. of adulterare, fr. adulter adulterer, prob. fr. ad + alter other, properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
