Word

vitiate, v.
(vitiated, vitiates, vitiating)

take away the legal force of or render ineffective
<verb.change>

invalidate vitiate void

sample sentences

"invalidate a contract"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invalidation

antonym

validate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

voidable

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vitiation

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

make imperfect
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

deflower impair mar spoil vitiate

sample sentences

"nothing marred her beauty"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mar

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impairment impairer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spoil

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

defloration

semantic pointers

hypernym

damage

hyponym

defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud deface, disfigure, blemish

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate

sample sentences

"debauch the young people with wine and women"
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
"Do school counselors subvert young children?"
"corrupt the morals"