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vitiate in Portuguese

vitiate in Portuguese is viciar — vitiate means to spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.

vitiate in Portuguese

viciar
verb

What does "vitiate" mean?

  1. verb 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."
  2. verb To corrupt someone morally.
  3. verb To rape or sexually violate someone.
  4. verb To make something invalid or no longer effective.
    "After the trials, Turkey's secular elite was completely vitiated."
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vitiate in a sentence

  • Unfortunately, as Anderson and Sørenson (1996) and Bowsher (2002) document, instrument proliferation can vitiate the test.
  • ‘Mr Rose,’ says the Physician, ‘this man was brought to us from Russia. Precisely such a case of vitiated judgment as I describe at length in my Treatise on Madness. Mayhap you have read it?’
  • After the trials, Turkey's secular elite was completely vitiated.

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What is "vitiate" in Portuguese?
"vitiate" in Portuguese is viciar. vitiate means: To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.
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