vitiate

verb

1. 使失效；削弱效用
   to spoil or reduce the effect of sth

1. VERB 削弱…的效能;损害;使失效;使变质
   If something is vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened.
   1. Strategic policy during the War was vitiated because of a sharp division between 'easterners' and 'westerners'...
      由于“东方人”和“西方人”之间存在巨大的分歧，战争期间的战略方针没有得到切实的执行。
   2. But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
      但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。

1. Strategic policy during the War was vitiated because of a sharp division between 'easterners' and 'westerners'
   由于“东方人”和“西方人”之间存在巨大的分歧，战争期间的战略方针没有得到切实的执行。
2. But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
   但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
3. This may vitiate a literal translation.
   这就会损害直译的价值。
4. But the inability of the Vendor to comply with any such requirement by such Purchaser shall not vitiate or delay the completion of the purchase.
   要么买进或卖出，要么取消〔abbr.〕买主不得因卖主未能遵照其要求而取消或拖延完成买卖交易。
5. A misdescription of the bill shall not vitiate the notice unless the party to whom the notice is given is in fact misled thereby;
   凡误述汇票，并不使通知失效，但如接受通知人事实上因而有误解者，则作别论；

verb

1. take away the legal force of or render ineffective
   1. invalidate a contract

   Synonym:    invalidatevoid

2. make imperfect
   1. nothing marred her beauty

   Synonym:    marimpairspoildeflower

3. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   1. debauch the young people with wine and women
   2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
   3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
   4. corrupt the morals

   Synonym:    corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebaseprofanedepravemisdirect