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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." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vitiate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vitiate.html "vitiate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vitiate.html |
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Vitiate
VITIATETo impair or make void; to destroy or annul, either completely or partially, the force and effect of an act or instrument. Mutual mistake or fraud, for example, might vitiate a contract. |
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"Vitiate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vitiate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704601.html "Vitiate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704601.html |
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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. |
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T. F. HOAD. "vitiate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "vitiate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vitiate.html T. F. HOAD. "vitiate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vitiate.html |
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vitiate
•labiate
•irradiate, radiate
•mediate • ideate • repudiate
•palliate, retaliate
•affiliate, ciliate, conciliate, humiliate
•exfoliate, foliate
•nucleate • permeate • delineate
•calumniate • expiate
•expatriate, repatriate
•recreate • inebriate
•aureate, excoriate
•procreate
•appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, misappropriate
•infuriate, luxuriate
•asphyxiate • nauseate
•annunciate, enunciate
•instantiate, substantiate, transubstantiate
•differentiate, potentiate
•expatiate, ingratiate, satiate
•appreciate, depreciate
•initiate, officiate, propitiate, vitiate
•associate, dissociate, negotiate
•excruciate • aviate
•abbreviate, alleviate, deviate
•obviate • exuviate • inchoate
•actuate • perpetuate • effectuate
•habituate • fluctuate • punctuate
•graduate • individuate • menstruate
•accentuate, eventuate
•evacuate
•evaluate, valuate
•superannuate • infatuate
•attenuate, extenuate
•insinuate • situate
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"vitiate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vitiate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vitiate.html "vitiate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vitiate.html |
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