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vitiate

UK
/ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/
US
/ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/

Translations

vitiateverb
vitiated
Past Simple
vitiated
Past Participle
vitiating
Gerund
UK
/ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/
US
/ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/
corrompreAu sens moral.
Sensationalism in the media can vitiate public morals.
Le sensationnalisme dans les médias peut corrompre les mœurs publiques.
The new policy could vitiate the effectiveness of the current system.
La nouvelle politique pourrait altérer l'efficacité du système actuel.
vicierDroit.
The contract was vitiated by the discovery of fraud.
Le contrat a été vicié par la découverte d'une fraude.
Additional translations
pervertirAu sens moral, plus littéraire.
Synonyms
impair
undermine
diminish
debase
taint
corrupt
invalidate
damage

Definitions

vitiateverb
To impair or spoil the quality or efficiency of something.
The new policy could vitiate the effectiveness of the current system.
To make something legally invalid or void.
The contract was vitiated by the discovery of fraud.
To debase or corrupt morally; to reduce the moral value of something or someone.
Sensationalism in the media can vitiate public morals.
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