Vitiate

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt/

Definitions of vitiate

verb to impair the quality, value, or effectiveness of something

Example Sentences

A1 Eating too much sugar can vitiate your health.

A2 The bad weather vitiated our plans for a picnic.

B1 The mistake in the contract vitiated its validity.

B2 His dishonesty vitiated the trust we had in him.

C1 The scandal vitiated the company's reputation in the industry.

C2 The corruption within the government vitiated the country's democratic principles.

Examples of vitiate in a Sentence

formal The presence of false information could vitiate the contract.

informal Adding those extra terms might vitiate the agreement.

slang Don't let their negativity vitiate your mood.

figurative The bad weather did not vitiate the excitement of the crowd at the concert.

Grammatical Forms of vitiate

• past tense: vitiated
• plural: vitiates
• comparative: more vitiated
• superlative: most vitiated
• present tense: vitiates
• future tense: will vitiate
• perfect tense: has vitiated
• continuous tense: is vitiating
• singular: vitiates
• positive degree: vitiate
• infinitive: vitiate
• gerund: vitiating
• participle: vitiated

Origin and Evolution of vitiate

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'vitiate' originated from the Latin word 'vitiare', which means 'to make faulty or defective'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'vitiate' has come to be used in English to mean 'to impair the quality or efficiency of something', often in a moral or legal context.