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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for June 9, 1999
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vitiate [v. VISH-ee-ayt]
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To vitiate is to impair by making defective, ineffective, or faulty,
or to debase morally or aesthetically. Example: "Although the work
was done by skilled mechanics, the repair was vitiated by the poor
quality of the components."
The Latin root of this word is vitiare (to fault), from vitium
(defect, fault, offense). It's part of a family of words having to do
with fault or vice, including vituperate (scold, criticize harshly),
vicious (evil, immoral, depraved, spiteful, or malicious), and vice
(an evil, immoral or depraved act or habit).
Words that may seem related but are not include vicissitude
(constantly occurring change, especially in fortune or condition),
from Latin vicis (turn or change); and villain (wicked or evil
person), from Vulgar Latin villanus (feudal serf), from Latin villa
(country house).
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