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Webster 1913 Edition

Viciate

Vi′ci-ate

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Verb.
T.
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Vitiate
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Webster 1828 Edition

Viciate

VI'CIATE

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Verb.
T.
[L. vitio. This veb is usually written vitiate; but as vice, from L. vitius, is established, it would be well to write the verb viciate, as we write appreciate and depreciate, from L. pretium.]
1.
to injure the substance or properties of a thing so as to impair its value, and lessen or destroy its use; to make less pure, or wholly impure; to deprave, in a physical or moral sense; as, to viciate the blood; to viciate taste or style; to viciate morals.
2.
To render defective and thus destroy the validity of; to invalidate by defect; as, to viciate a deed or bond.

Definition 2024

viciate

viciate

English

Verb

viciate ‎(third-person singular simple present viciates, present participle viciating, simple past and past participle viciated)

  1. Archaic form of vitiate.

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