vitiate
/ˈviʃɪˌeɪt/VEE-shih-ayt
/ˈviʃɪˌeɪt/VEE-shih-ayt
Meaningto spoil
Common meaning: to spoil or impair
- vitia faultLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2000 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinvitium, -ī‘a fault’
- Englishvitiate‘to spoil or impair’ · today
viti also in: vicious
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin vitium ‘a fault’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vitium, p. 2000 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vitium, -ī Latin “a fault”
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