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vitiate (http://definr.com/vitiate)
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women" [syn: corrupt, pervert,
demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane,
deprave, misdirect]
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair,
spoil, deflower]
3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
"invalidateas a contract" [syn: invalidate, void]
[ant: validate]
If I were a right-wing blogger, and I found out that Barack Obama was wearing Ferragamo loafers that cost $520, I would spend about 50% of my waking hours making sure everyone knew this. I would mock him for being an out-of-touch elitist and make jokes like, “If you think that’s a lot, you should see how much his purse costs ” I would send the link to Drudge and wait for Instapundit to pick it up, and then watch gleefully as Fox News ran segments about how Barack Obama’s $500 loafers vitiate his entire economic platform.
-- Chris Hayes
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