vitiated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of vitiatednext
as in impaired

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vitiated

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verb

past tense of vitiate
1
as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person

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2
as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing

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3
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitiated
  1. impaired
  2. tainted
  3. degraded
  4. poisoned
  5. marred
  6. weakened
  7. injured
  8. broken
Adjective
  • The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of impaired
Verb
  • There were 11 recalls in November alone, including for raw milk from Fresno tainted with H5N1 bird flu.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The effects of drinking raw milk tainted with bird flu are still uncertain.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Iran, meanwhile, has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of marred
Verb
  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His party holds a commanding majority in El Salvador's and with his opponents politically weakened, there's little standing in the way of his mining agenda.
    Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Lions are a brilliant team to this point with what appears to be an unstoppable offense and a resilient but severely injured defense.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
Adjective
  • At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.
    James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of broken
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