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vitiate

vi·tiate

UK/ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/ US/ˈviʃɪˌeɪt/ uncommon archaic

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make imperfect

  • “nothing marred her beauty”
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3.

take away the legal force of or render ineffective

  • “invalidate as a contract”
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Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin vitiātus, the perfect passive participle of vitiō (“damage, spoil”), from vitium (“vice”).

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