Main Entry:

vi·ti·ate

Pronunciation:

\ˈvi-shē-ˌāt\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

vi·ti·at·ed; vi·ti·at·ing

Etymology:

Latin vitiatus, past participle of vitiare, from vitium fault, vice

Date:

1534

1 : to make faulty or defective : impair <the comic impact is vitiated by obvious haste — William Styron> 2 : to debase in moral or aesthetic status <a mind vitiated by prejudice> 3 : to make ineffective <fraud vitiates a contract>

synonyms see debase

— vi·ti·a·tion \ˌvi-shē-ˈā-shən\ noun

— vi·ti·a·tor \ˈvi-shē-ˌā-tər\ noun