vitiate
/ˈvɪʃiˌeɪt/
verb
- To spoil or reduce the quality, value, or effectiveness of something.
- Adding too much salt can vitiate the flavor of the soup.
- A single error in the data can vitiate the entire research study.
- The constant interruptions vitiated the team's focus during the meeting.
- To make something legally invalid or void.
- A contract signed under pressure may be vitiated by a court.
- The lawyer argued that the lack of a witness vitiated the will.
- Any fraud in the application process will vitiate the agreement.
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