Word of the Day: “Vitiate” Smokler on December 6, 2009 Vitiate (verb): "To make worse, spoil or corrupt." Heard: On Slate's Culture Gabfest Podcast. Category: quotes Tag: slate, vitiate, vocabulary, words Post navigation Previous: Previous post: Thought of the Day: “The Unexpected”Next: Next post: One Sentence Movie Reviews: “The Amerization of Emily” Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.