英语词汇“vitiate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vi•ti•ate v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

to ruin or reduce the quality of; make faulty;
spoil.
to reduce or weaken the effectiveness of:vitiated his best efforts.
Lawto make (a claim) legally invalid;
invalidate:to vitiate a claim.

vi•ti•a•tion n. [uncountable]

vi•ti•ate v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

to impair the quality of;
make faulty;
spoil.
to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
to debase;
corrupt;
pervert.
Lawto make legally defective or invalid;
invalidate:to vitiate a claim.

Latin vitiātus, past participle of vitiāre to spoil, der. of vitium blemish, vice¹ + -ātus -ate¹
1525–35

vi′ti•a ′tion, n.
vi ′ti•a′tor, n.

vitiate /ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to make faulty or imperfect
to debase, pervert, or corrupt
to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault

ˌvitiˈation n ˈvitiˌator n

单词	vitiate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 vi•ti•ate /ˈvɪʃiˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. to ruin or reduce the quality of; make faulty; spoil. to reduce or weaken the effectiveness of:vitiated his best efforts. Lawto make (a claim) legally invalid; invalidate:to vitiate a claim. vi•ti•a•tion /ˌvɪʃiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 vi•ti•ate (vish′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil. to impair or weaken the effectiveness of. to debase; corrupt; pervert. Lawto make legally defective or invalid; invalidate:to vitiate a claim. Latin vitiātus, past participle of vitiāre to spoil, der. of vitium blemish, vice¹ + -ātus -ate¹ 1525–35 vi′ti•a ′tion, n. vi ′ti•a′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vitiate /ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive) to make faulty or imperfect to debase, pervert, or corrupt to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc) Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault ˌvitiˈation n ˈvitiˌator n
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