vitiation
Noun
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Noun
vitiation
- a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something
- Lincoln once reprimanded a young army officer for in-
dulging in a violent controversy with an associate. "No
man who is resolved to make the most of himself," said
Lincoln, "can spare time for personal contention. Still less
can he afford to take the consequences, including the vitia-
tion of his temper and the loss of self-control. [...]
- Lincoln once reprimanded a young army officer for in-
- moral corruption
- an abolition or abrogation
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