vitiation[,viʃi'eiʃən]

• n.vitiate的变形

vitiate['viʃieit]

• vt.
  • 污损；破坏；污染：

    Smoking vitiates the air.

    吸烟会污染空气。

  • 使堕落，使腐化；败坏(道德等)：

    His spirit was vitiated by pleasure seeking.

    他的志气因追求吃喝玩乐而消磨殆尽。

  • 使(契约等)无效，使失效：

    The contract was vitiated because one person signed under compulsion.

    该契约由于一人系被迫签字而无效。

• 变形:

  vt.vitiated.vitiating