Meaning of "vitiate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VITIATE

From Latin vitiāre to injure, from vitium a fault.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VITIATE

vitiate  [ˈvɪʃɪˌeɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VITIATE

Vitiate is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vitiate in English.

WHAT DOES VITIATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vitiate in the English dictionary

The first definition of vitiate in the dictionary is to make faulty or imperfect. Other definition of vitiate is to debase, pervert, or corrupt. Vitiate is also to destroy the force or legal effect of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VITIATE

PRESENT

Present

I vitiate

you vitiate

he/she/it vitiates

we vitiate

you vitiate

they vitiate

Present continuous

I am vitiating

you are vitiating

he/she/it is vitiating

we are vitiating

you are vitiating

they are vitiating

Present perfect

I have vitiated

you have vitiated

he/she/it has vitiated

we have vitiated

you have vitiated

they have vitiated

Present perfect continuous

I have been vitiating

you have been vitiating

he/she/it has been vitiating

we have been vitiating

you have been vitiating

they have been vitiating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I vitiated

you vitiated

he/she/it vitiated

we vitiated

you vitiated

they vitiated

Past continuous

I was vitiating

you were vitiating

he/she/it was vitiating

we were vitiating

you were vitiating

they were vitiating

Past perfect

I had vitiated

you had vitiated

he/she/it had vitiated

we had vitiated

you had vitiated

they had vitiated

Past perfect continuous

I had been vitiating

you had been vitiating

he/she/it had been vitiating

we had been vitiating

you had been vitiating

they had been vitiating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will vitiate

you will vitiate

he/she/it will vitiate

we will vitiate

you will vitiate

they will vitiate

Future continuous

I will be vitiating

you will be vitiating

he/she/it will be vitiating

we will be vitiating

you will be vitiating

they will be vitiating

Future perfect

I will have vitiated

you will have vitiated

he/she/it will have vitiated

we will have vitiated

you will have vitiated

they will have vitiated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been vitiating

you will have been vitiating

he/she/it will have been vitiating

we will have been vitiating

you will have been vitiating

they will have been vitiating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would vitiate

you would vitiate

he/she/it would vitiate

we would vitiate

you would vitiate

they would vitiate

Conditional continuous

I would be vitiating

you would be vitiating

he/she/it would be vitiating

we would be vitiating

you would be vitiating

they would be vitiating

Conditional perfect

I would have vitiate

you would have vitiate

he/she/it would have vitiate

we would have vitiate

you would have vitiate

they would have vitiate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been vitiating

you would have been vitiating

he/she/it would have been vitiating

we would have been vitiating

you would have been vitiating

they would have been vitiating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you vitiate
we let´s vitiate
you vitiate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to vitiate

Past participle

vitiated

Present Participle

vitiating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VITIATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vitiate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of vitiate

blemish · blight · contaminate · corrupt · debase · defile · deprave · devalue · harm · impair · injure · invalidate · mar · pervert · pollute · spoil · sully · taint · undermine · water down

TRANSLATION OF VITIATE

Find out the translation of vitiate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of vitiate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vitiate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 使无效
• Translator English - Spanish: viciar
• English: vitiate
• Translator English - Hindi: दूषित करना
• Translator English - Arabic: يبطل
• Translator English - Russian: искажают
• Translator English - Portuguese: viciar
• Translator English - Bengali: অপবিত্র করা
• Translator English - French: vicier
• Translator English - Malay: Vitiate
• Translator English - German: beeinträchtigen
• Translator English - Japanese: 損なう
• Translator English - Korean: 무효로
• Translator English - Javanese: Vitiate
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bại hoại
• Translator English - Tamil: பழுதாக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: विकट
• Translator English - Turkish: kirletmek
• Translator English - Italian: viziare
• Translator English - Polish: wadliwości
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спотворюють
• Translator English - Romanian: vicia
• Translator English - Greek: πλημμελή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ongeldig
• Translator English - Swedish: vitiate
• Translator English - Norwegian: vitiate

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VITIATE»

Discover the use of vitiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vitiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style

^^^^^3 See catalyst. vitiate The word vitiate has a number of meanings, all of them negative. It generally means "to impair the quality or character of," as in this quotation from columnist George Will in the Washington Post: "The decision to keep ...

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

Here vitiate is used in the sense "to impair by the subtraction or omission of something," an unexceptionable use: "Excising the racial indicia from Exhibit Z would have vitiated its relevance in rebutting the claim of discrimination.

Bryan A. Garner, 2001

Subcontracting Under the JCT 2005 Forms

To vitiate means to make invalid or ineffectual. It is quite common for contracts to contain a clause which expressly states that no variation shall vitiate the contract. Although the above phrase is common in most standard forms, it is submitted ...

Peter A. Barnes, Matthew Davies, 2009

Concise Contract Law

The common law, equity and, in recent times, the legislature have intervened to vitiate such a contract in certain circumstances. The major doctrines evolved are duress (at common law), undue influence (in equity) and unconscionability (in ...

Peter Gillies, 1988

Business Law

The common law, equity and, in recent times, the legislature have intervened to vitiate such a contract in certain circumstances. The major doctrines evolved are duress (at common law), undue influence (in equity) and unconscionability (in ...

Peter Gillies, 2004

A Defence of the Personal Reign of Christ, or strictures on ...

1 '.s 120 which they intimated its proximity, knowing as we do that 1800 years have transpired since, and yet it has not taken place ; would vitiate all claim on their part to infallibility not all claim to integrity.” Did God vitiate his claim to infallibility ...

Joseph TYSO, Orlando T. DOBBIN, George HODSON (Author of “Millenarianism unscriptural.”.), 1841

The New York Practice: A Treatise Upon Practice and ...

Although the mere fact of the pm-chaser's insolvency known to himself at the time of the purchase, and undisclosed to the vendor, is not of itself such a fraudulent act as will vitiate the contract or render the purchaser liable to arrest, yet if it ...

Joel Tiffany, Henry Smith, 1864

Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences

If it were possible so to alter the law, that that publicity which experiments may require, should not vitiate the patent, it might be beneficial; for instance, after giving notice, or taking out of a caveat, that then the inventor should have a certain time ...

‎1830

A Digest of the Laws of England

1 Starkie, 224. 2 Hale, 166. — 24. This may be done by reference to the county in the margin ; thus ' in the county aforesaid.' Supra. — 25. And an omission, or uncertainty of statement in this particular, will vitiate. 1 Chit. C. L. 330. Cro. Jac. 276.

Sir John Comyns, Anthony Hammond, 1822

The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries ...

If it were possible so to alter the law, that that publicity which experiments may require, should not vitiate the patent, it might be beneficial ; for instance, after giving notice, or taking out of a caveat, that then the inventor should have a certain ...

‎1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VITIATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vitiate is used in the context of the following news items.

Does Policy Provision Stating the Insurer Will Not Withhold its …

Does Policy Provision Stating the Insurer Will Not Withhold its Consent to Settle Unreasonably Vitiate the Consent to Settlement Requirement? By Steven Plitt ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jul 15»

Too early to speculate on timing of India visit: Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz

Aziz also said that he did not not want to "vitiate the atmosphere" by commenting on India's strong reaction to the firing incidents at the border. Aziz also said that ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»

Interview: Malegaon blast case vitiated by Rohini Salian's statements

New Delhi, June 26: The Malegaon blast case has once again been revived with some statements being made accusing the NIA of directing the Public ... «Oneindia, Jun 15»

'Arrests Vitiate Climate for Talks'

“These arrests vitiate the congenial atmosphere in which the Government of Tamil Nadu facilitated three rounds of bilateral fishermen-level talks held in Chennai ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

Transfer of militants can vitiate atmosphere in Punjab, centre …

The Punjab government's move to transfer former Sikh militants lodged in various jails across the country to the state has the potential of vitiating the hard ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»

Imprudent Indian remarks vitiate peace hopes

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said externally-sponsored terrorism and violent extremism were grave threats to a secure ... «The Nation, Jun 15»

Modi's remarks in Dhaka 'vitiate the atmosphere': Sartaj Aziz on …

Pakistan on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks about Islamabad promoting terrorism had vitiated the atmosphere and contributed ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»

Coal Auction: Withholding of Names to Hit Business Sentiment, Says …

... is now needed while re-visiting decisions after conclusion of the bidding process in order to ensure that the business environment is not vitiated," he said. «NDTV, Mar 15»

Don't vitiate State's communal amity: Churchill to VHP leaders

MARGAO: Condemning RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement directed at Mother Thereza, former PWD Minister Churchill Alemao on Saturday demanded that ... «Oherald, Feb 15»

Drug smuggling via LoC trade will vitiate business ties: Industry

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir industry today condemned people misusing the Cross Line-of-Control trade by smuggling drugs into the state, while terming it ... «Economic Times, Feb 15»