vitiate

12 synonyms and 11 antonyms for vitiate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.

Synonyms

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

mar corrupt

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

demoralize deprave debauch deflower invalidate pervert impair debase demoralise misdirect

To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.

“Unfortunately, as Anderson and Sørenson (1996) and Bowsher (2002) document, instrument proliferation can vitiate the test.”

mar demoralize deprave debauch deflower corrupt invalidate pervert impair debase demoralise misdirect

Opposites

renew ameliorate

To corrupt someone morally.

Opposites

amend reclaim reform regenerate

To make something invalid or no longer effective.

“After the trials, Turkey's secular elite was completely vitiated.”

Opposites

confirm vindicate justify substantiate sanction

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

reform confirm justify mar corrupt renew sanction amend reclaim pervert regenerate ameliorate