vitiate
English Thesaurus
1. take away the legal force of or render ineffective (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
2. make imperfect (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
3. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | infect, |
| definition | : | corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | poison, |
| definition | : | spoil as if by poison (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
| definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | suborn, |
| definition | : | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed (verb.social) |
4. take away the legal force of or render ineffective (verb.change)
| antonym | : | validate, |
| definition | : | make valid or confirm the validity of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | vitiation, |
| definition | : | nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | annulment, invalidation, |
| definition | : | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (noun.act) |
5. make imperfect (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impairment, |
| definition | : | damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | defloration, |
| definition | : | an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spoil, spoilage, spoiling, |
| definition | : | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blemish, defect, mar, |
| definition | : | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | impairer, |
| definition | : | an agent that impairs (noun.object) |
6. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
7. take away the legal force of or render ineffective (verb.change)
| antonym | : | validate, |
| definition | : | make valid or confirm the validity of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | vitiation, |
| definition | : | nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | annulment, invalidation, |
| definition | : | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (noun.act) |
8. make imperfect (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impairment, |
| definition | : | damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | defloration, |
| definition | : | an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spoil, spoilage, spoiling, |
| definition | : | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blemish, defect, mar, |
| definition | : | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | impairer, |
| definition | : | an agent that impairs (noun.object) |
9. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
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