vitiation
Noun

vitiation

  1. 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. [...]
  2. moral corruption
  3. an abolition or abrogation



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