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vitiation
vi·ti·ate V0128100 (vĭsh′ē-āt′)tr.v. vi·ti·at·ed, vi·ti·at·ing, vi·ti·ates 1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil: "His famous compilation of norms was vitiated by a major sampling error" (Frederick Crews).2. To corrupt morally; debase: "My anxieties ... still are great lest the numerous ... snares of vice should vitiate your early habits of virtue" (Abigail Adams). See Synonyms at corrupt.3. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.
[Latin vitiāre, vitiāt-, from vitium, fault.]
vi′ti·a·ble (vĭsh′ē-ə-bəl) adj.vi′ti·a′tion n.vi′ti·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | vitiation - nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; "the vitiation of the contract"nullification, override - the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something |
Translationsvitiation
vit·i·a·tion (vish-ē-ā'shŭn), A change that impairs use or reduces efficiency. [L. vitiatio fr. vitio, pp. vitiatus, to corrupt, fr. vitium, vice] vitiation A near-extinct term for the debilitation, deterioration or weakening of a process or condition.vit·i·a·tion (vish'ē-ā'shŭn) A change that impairs use or reduces efficiency. [L. vitiatio fr. vitio, pp. vitiatus, to corrupt, fr. vitium, vice]vit·i·a·tion (vish'ē-ā'shŭn) Change that impairs use or reduces efficiency. [L. vitiatio fr. vitio, pp. vitiatus, to corrupt, fr. vitium, vice]vitiation
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