verb
- making something less effective, pure, or valid; corrupting or impairing
Usage: present participle of vitiate; formal
Examples
- The contamination was vitiating the water supply.
- His bias was vitiating the research results.
- The error is vitiating the entire argument.
- Poor maintenance was vitiating the equipment’s performance.
- The scandal was vitiating public trust in the institution.
- Excessive heat was vitiating the medicine’s effectiveness.