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Vitiate Vish Ee Ayt Verb Impair Spoil Effectiveness Corrupt Latin

Vitiate (verb) means to impair or spoil the effectiveness of something, or to corrupt. The example shows how a situation can be negatively affected by someone's misconduct.

vitiate (verb) significa perjudicar o estropear algo, o corromper. El ejemplo muestra cómo una situación puede ser afectada negativamente por la mala conducta de alguien.

Front vitiate \VISH-ee-ayt\
Back verb
1. To impair or spoil the effectiveness of.
2. To corrupt.

[From Latin vitiare (to spoil, injure), from vitium (blemish). Earliest recorded use: 1534.]

"The peaceful atmosphere at the school was vitiated as a police constable in an inebriated condition created a scene there."

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