transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin vitiatus, past participle of vitiare, from vitium fault, vice Date: 1534 to make faulty or defective ; impair , to debase in moral or aesthetic status , to make ineffective , see: debase vitiation noun vitiator noun
VITIATE
Meaning of VITIATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012