# vitiate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/

## Definitions
1. To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
2. To debase or morally corrupt.
3. To violate, to rape.
4. To make something ineffective, to invalidate.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vitiate