| English Dictionary |
VITIATED
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does vitiated mean?
• VITIATED (adjective)
The adjective VITIATED has 2 senses:
1. impaired by diminution
2. ruined in character or quality
Familiarity information: VITIATED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impaired by diminution
Synonyms:
diminished; lessened; vitiated; weakened
Similar:
impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ruined in character or quality
Synonyms:
Similar:
corrupt (lacking in integrity)
Context examples
She would not voluntarily give unnecessary pain to any one, and though I may deceive myself, I cannot but think that for me, for my feelings, she would—Hers are faults of principle, Fanny; of blunted delicacy and a corrupted, vitiated mind.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The way of the troublemaker is thorny." (Native American proverb, Umpqua)
"For the sake of the flowers, the weeds are watered." (Arabic proverb)
"Hasty speed is rarely good" (Dutch proverb)