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Adjective: vitiated  'vi-shee`ey-tid
  1. Impaired by diminution
    - diminished, lessened, weakened
     
  2. Ruined in character or quality
    - corrupted, debased
Verb: vitiate  'vi-shee`eyt
  1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
    "Socrates was accused of vitiating young men"
    - corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, debase, profane, deprave, misdirect
     
  2. Make imperfect
    - mar, impair, spoil, deflower
     
  3. Take away the legal force of or render ineffective
    "vitiate a contract"
    - invalidate, void

See also: corrupt, impaired, vitiation

Type of: alter, change, damage, modify