vitiate
verb /ˈvɪʃieɪt/
/ˈvɪʃieɪt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vitiate | /ˈvɪʃieɪt/ /ˈvɪʃieɪt/ |
| he / she / it vitiates | /ˈvɪʃieɪts/ /ˈvɪʃieɪts/ |
| past simple vitiated | /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪd/ /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle vitiated | /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪd/ /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form vitiating | /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ |
- vitiate something to destroy or reduce the effect of something
- The ‘yes’ vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin vitiat- ‘impaired’, from the verb vitiare, from vitium.