vitiate (VĬSH-ē-āt)

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Definition (Verb) To render incomplete, imperfect, or faulty; to impair or spoil. In Context "Or so I argued against Arendt's view which, if put into practice, would surely vitiate what she hoped to invigorate and purify." Michael G. Gottsegen, The Political Thought of Hannah Arendt, 1994.