vitiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vitiate
1
as in taints
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 damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing

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3
as in degrades
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 vitiates
  1. taints
  2. damages
  3. degrades
  4. spoils
  5. injures
  6. weakens
  7. poisons
  8. mars
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  • That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • The sarcasm taints the question but doesn’t invalidate it.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of taints
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  • What homeowners insurance covers after wildfire smoke exposure If wildfire smoke damages your property, homeowners insurance is typically the first place to turn.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The lenses are replaceable, too, in case a bad fall damages them.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 18 July 2026
Definition of damages
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  • For shipyards farther north, winter disrupts entire waterways, crimps electricity supplies and degrades workforce resiliency.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This unwanted chemical warfare degrades the materials from the inside out, severely hurting performance and shortening the battery’s lifespan.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of degrades
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  • The jewel thieves’ spoils, all of which are still missing, include a sapphire necklace worn by Napoleon Bonaparte’s stepdaughter and an emerald necklace covered with more than 1,000 diamonds.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026
  • But nothing spoils your return quite like finding a black ring around your toilet bowl.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of spoils
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  • Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of injures
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  • That weakens the case for mediation as protection without producing a replacement, which is why Qatar will keep it rather than trade it.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • As the rest of the world buys its assets, the reserve currency is structurally overvalued and weakens competitiveness.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of weakens
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  • Despite her initial disinterest, Kara develops a personal stake when Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts), the one who killed Ruthye's parents and brother, poisons her dog Krypto.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • In the film, Cady also poisons the family dog, Benjamin.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Definition of poisons
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  • Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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