Vitiation
verb (used with object), vitiated, vitiating.
1.
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
2.
to impair or weaken the effectiveness of.
3.
to debase; corrupt; pervert.
4.
to make legally defective or invalid; invalidate:
to vitiate a claim.
verb (transitive)
1.
to make faulty or imperfect
2.
to debase, pervert, or corrupt
3.
to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc): to vitiate a contract
vitiation vi·ti·a·tion (vĭsh’ē-ā’shən)
n.
A change in a process that impairs utility or reduces efficiency.
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