7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
verb make imperfect
verb take away the legal force of or render ineffective
originPIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin vitiātus, the perfect passive participle of vitiō (“damage, spoil”), from vitium (“vice”).
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