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vitiate

Postby Bailey » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:49 pm

vi·ti·ate (vsh-t)
tr.v. vi·ti·at·ed, vi·ti·at·ing, vi·ti·ates
1. To reduce the value or impair the quality of.
2. To corrupt morally; debase.
3. To make ineffective; invalidate. See Synonyms at corrupt.



[Latin vitire, vitit-, from vitium, fault.]



viti·a·ble (vsh--bl) adj.
viti·ation n.
viti·ator n.

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sorry another 'negative' word.

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Postby Slava » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:57 pm

Treated nearly 3 years later here: http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4032

I guess Sue is MB's evil twin sister?
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