# vitiation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something.
2. Moral corruption.
3. An abolition or abrogation.

## Etymology
From Latin vitiare (“to spoil, damage”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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