Etymology

vitiate

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Today it means: To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. Full definition →

Latin vitiātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvitiātus
  2. English todayvitiate

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin vitiātus, the perfect passive participle of vitiō (“damage, spoil”), from vitium (“vice”).

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