vitiation
pronunciation
How to pronounce vitiation in British English:
UK [ˌvɪʃɪ'eɪʃən]
How to pronounce vitiation in American English:
US [ˌvɪʃɪ'eɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null
Word Origin
- vitiation (n.)
- 1630s, from Latin vitiationem (nominative vitiatio) "violation, corruption," noun of action from past participle stem of vitiare (see vitiate).