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JadziaDax · 11-13-2003, 02:20 AM

The Word of the Day for November 13 is:

vitiate • \VIH-shee-ayt\ • (verb) 1. to make faulty or defective; impair; 2. to debase in moral or aesthetic status; 3. to make ineffective

A little more information about today’s word:
Here's one for word puzzle lovers -- and anyone else allured by alliteration. The sentence "Vivian vituperated the vicious villain for valuing vice over virtue" contains three words that derive from the same Latin root as "vitiate." Can you identify all three? If you picked "vituperate" (a verb meaning "to scold"), "vicious," and "vice," your puzzle prowess is beyond reproach. Like "vitiate," all three descend from the Latin noun "vitium," meaning "fault" or "vice."

My sentence (using definition #3):
Critics asserted that studies claiming to prove the product safe were vitiated by lack of objectivity on the part of company-hired scientists.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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11-13-2003, 02:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day November 13 The Word of the Day for November 13 is: vitiate • \VIH-shee-ayt\ • (verb) 1. to make faulty or defective; impair; 2. to debase in moral or aesthetic status; 3. to make ineffective A little more information about today’s word: Here's one for word puzzle lovers -- and anyone else allured by alliteration. The sentence "Vivian vituperated the vicious villain for valuing vice over virtue" contains three words that derive from the same Latin root as "vitiate." Can you identify all three? If you picked "vituperate" (a verb meaning "to scold"), "vicious," and "vice," your puzzle prowess is beyond reproach. Like "vitiate," all three descend from the Latin noun "vitium," meaning "fault" or "vice." My sentence (using definition #3): Critics asserted that studies claiming to prove the product safe were vitiated by lack of objectivity on the part of company-hired scientists. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?