Word For The Day, Wednesday, October 15, 2003: Vitiate

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | 10/15/2003 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

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

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: Critics asserted that studies claiming to prove the product safe were vitiated by lack of objectivity on the part of company- hired scientists.

Did you know?
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."

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[Laura Earl]

That woman should be b!tch-slapped!

[xsmommy]

hey, i despised at least 95% of my law school class, so i cannot disagree. but it does boggle my mind, some of the attitudes i see on FR. for people who are so suspicious of the overbearing power of the state, the prosecutorial power must be checked by a vigorous defense bar.

[xsmommy]

is FR going into molasses mode again for you? i feel it starting to bog down and i HATE THAT.

[Argh]

Right after she gave birth to her child.

[Laura Earl]

Just got back from a shopping excursion. Didn't have a problem with my previous post.

[mikrofon]

Vitiates	Novitiates

[VRWCmember]

Are you calling me a statist? I thought you had sole claim to that title here in the WFTD classroom.

[VRWCmember]

To lighten the mood in here a bit:

Just in case we need to remember how bad it can be, here are 20 major events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to a World Series championship:

1. Radio was invented; Cubs fans got to hear their team lose.

2. TV was invented; Cubs fans got to see their team lose.

3. Baseball added 14 teams; Cubs fans get to see and hear their team lose to more clubs.

4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th,70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.

5. Haley's comet passed Earth...twice.

6. Harry Caray was born...and died. Incredible, but true.

7. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.

8. Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers.

9. Sixteen US presidents were elected.

10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.

11. Prohibition was created and repealed.

12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered and became the subject of major motion pictures, the latter giving Cubs fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.

13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.

14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.

15. A combination of 40 summer and Winter Olympics have been held.

16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.

17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style and came back in.

18. The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins have all won the World Series.

19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.

20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to the Union.

[xsmommy]

i'll move over and allow you to sit next to me....

[Argh]

HAH!!!

[VRWCmember]

i'll move over and allow you to sit next to me....

That's the best invitation I've heard all day.

[xsmommy]

i figure you can take it, as well as dish it out, but just in case, (since whyisa thought i was mad at her earlier over this : ) ), let me say that i love arguing for the sake of arguing, i don't mean any of it personally and hope that no one is offended or think that this is some big huge ugly brawl. i am very interested in the kobe case, and i love talking about it, and i know you will be extremely surprised to hear this, i can be a teeny weeny bit opinionated... : )

[VRWCmember]

i can be a teeny weeny bit opinionated

Shocked, awed, and deeply saddened.

[VRWCmember]

Was OJ innocent? Or simply found "Not Guilty"?

[xsmommy]

best part of fighting, is making up, vast.... ; )

[VRWCmember]

WhooHoooo!!

[xsmommy]

found not guilty. bad police work, etc. no way he didn't do it, less you are hobbes and you believe that horsecrap....

[xsmommy]

besides you can get under my skin and irk me, almost as bad as the tiger, but not quite : )

[xsmommy]

besides you can get under my skin and irk me, almost as bad as the tiger, but not quite : )

[VRWCmember]

I had a lot of doubts about his guilt initially, and thought the legal argument for searching his house without a warrant was extremely weak -- which should have then excluded a good deal of the evidence that was used in the case. I really didn't follow the case closely, but guess the blood evidence should have been pretty damning (although I would have expected MUCH more blood to be present in the vehicle if he committed such a brutally violent murder and then drove away)

I think he probably did it, but don't have a really strong feeling either way.