VITIATE


Meaning of VITIATE in English

[ 'vɪʃɪeɪt ]

■ verb formal spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

↘destroy or impair the legal validity of.

Derivatives

vitiation noun

vitiator noun

Origin

C16: from L. vitiat- , vitiare 'impair'.

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