English words for 'That which vitiates.'
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adj
adj
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- touched by rot or decay
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
verb
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
noun
verb
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
- cause a stinging pain
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
prefix
verb
noun
- (chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
- (slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
- (slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
- (slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
- (medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
- a wash that colors a surface black
- a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
noun
- the quality of being highly unpleasant
- a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
- malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- (uncountable) Indecency; corruption; unkindness, meanness, spite, harshness, cruelty.
- (uncountable) Unpleasantness, disagreeableness (to the senses).
- (countable) A nasty action, object, quality, etc. (all senses of nasty).
- (uncountable) Lack of cleanliness.
- (uncountable) Dirt, filth.
adj
- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
noun
adj
adj
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp
noun
verb
adv
noun
noun
- the quality of being highly unpleasant
- a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
- malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- (uncountable) Indecency; corruption; unkindness, meanness, spite, harshness, cruelty.
- (uncountable) Unpleasantness, disagreeableness (to the senses).
- (countable) A nasty action, object, quality, etc. (all senses of nasty).
- (uncountable) Lack of cleanliness.
- (uncountable) Dirt, filth.
noun
verb
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
- cause a stinging pain
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
verb
noun
- (chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
- (slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
- (slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
- (slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
- (medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
- a wash that colors a surface black
- a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
adv
adj
adj
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- touched by rot or decay
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
verb
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
adj
- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
adj
adj
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp