Amend and Vitiate

Opposite meaning words

Amend verb - To make better.

Usage example: trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies

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Vitiate is an antonym for amend.

Vitiate verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.

Usage example: a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style

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Amend is an antonym for vitiate.

Nearby Words: vitiation, vitiating

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Vitiate and Amend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/vitiate

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