vitiate
vi·ti·ate / ˈvishēˌāt/ • v. [tr.] formal spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of: development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population. ∎ destroy or impair the legal validity of.DERIVATIVES: vi·ti·a·tion / ˌvishēˈāshən/ n.vi·ti·a·tor / -ˌātər/ n.
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vitiate render faulty or corrupt XVI; render of no effect XVII. f. pp. stem of L. vitiāre (after †vitiate pp. XV), f. vitium VICE1; see -ATE2,3.
So vitiation XVII. — L.
So vitiation XVII. — L.
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