vitiated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of vitiatednext
as in impaired

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vitiated

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verb

past tense of vitiate
1
as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person

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2
as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing

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3
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitiated
  1. impaired
  2. tainted
  3. degraded
  4. poisoned
  5. marred
  6. weakened
  7. injured
  8. broken
Adjective
  • Drowsy and impaired driving habits were also addressed.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • She was charged with driving while intoxicated as a first offense and driving while impaired.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of impaired
Verb
  • Amazon objected to the 2022 warehouse election results, alleging the Amazon Labor Union and the federal labor board had tainted the vote.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Some see all Russians and their cultural heritage as irredeemably tainted by imperial thinking, a view heavily influenced by post-colonial studies in American academia.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.
    Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.
    Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of marred
Verb
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • At least 35 people were injured in the incident, officials said, and at the time some were hospitalized in critical condition.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Within the past 24-hours— according to Gaza’s Health Ministry— more than 59 people have been killed by strikes in the area and more than 270 have been injured.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of injured
Adjective
  • Minshew was terrible in 10 appearances and got benched multiple times before suffering a broken collarbone.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Teammate Jaylen Watson, who is recovering from a broken ankle, also mentioned the storm in a social-media message.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of broken
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