| slovo | definícia |
vitiate
(encz) | vitiate,pokazit v: Zdeněk Brož |
vitiate
(encz) | vitiate,zkazit (morálně) v: Michal Ambrož |
vitiate
(encz) | vitiate,znehodnotit v: Michal Ambrož |
Vitiate
(gcide) | Vitiate \Vi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitiated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Vitiating.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate,
fr. vitium a fault, vice. See Vice a fault.] [Written also
viciate.]
1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render
defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to
impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration
vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air.
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A will vitiated and growth out of love with the
truth disposes the understanding to error and
delusion. --South.
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Without care it may be used to vitiate our minds.
--Burke.
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This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the
taste of readers. --Garth.
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2. To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to
make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of
an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue
influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud
vitiates a contract.
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vitiate
(wn) | vitiate
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar,
impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]
3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
"invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void,
vitiate] [ant: validate] |
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novitiate
(mass) | novitiate
- noviciát, novic, novicka |
novitiate
(encz) | novitiate,novic Zdeněk Brožnovitiate,noviciát n: Zdeněk Brož |
vitiate
(encz) | vitiate,pokazit v: Zdeněk Brožvitiate,zkazit (morálně) v: Michal Ambrožvitiate,znehodnotit v: Michal Ambrož |
vitiated
(encz) | vitiated, |
Invitiate
(gcide) | Invitiate \In*vi"ti*ate\, a.
Not vitiated. --Lowell.
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Novitiate
(gcide) | Novitiate \No*vi"ti*ate\, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]
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1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or
instruction in rudiments.
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2. Hence: The time of probation in a religious house before
taking the vows.
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3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of
probation; a novice. --Addison.
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4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]
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Unvitiated
(gcide) | Unvitiated \Un*vi"ti*a`ted\, a.
Not vitiated; pure.
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Vitiated
(gcide) | Vitiate \Vi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitiated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Vitiating.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate,
fr. vitium a fault, vice. See Vice a fault.] [Written also
viciate.]
1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render
defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to
impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration
vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air.
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A will vitiated and growth out of love with the
truth disposes the understanding to error and
delusion. --South.
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Without care it may be used to vitiate our minds.
--Burke.
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This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the
taste of readers. --Garth.
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2. To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to
make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of
an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue
influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud
vitiates a contract.
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novitiate
(wn) | novitiate
n 1: the period during which you are a novice (especially in a
religious order) [syn: novitiate, noviciate]
2: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken
final vows [syn: novitiate, novice] |
vitiate
(wn) | vitiate
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar,
impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]
3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
"invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void,
vitiate] [ant: validate] |
vitiated
(wn) | vitiated
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: diminished, lessened,
vitiated, weakened]
2: ruined in character or quality [syn: corrupted, debased,
vitiated] |
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