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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin vitiāre (to make faulty). Compare with English vitiate.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [vi.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /viˈsja(ʁ)/ [viˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vi.siˈa(ɾ)/ [vi.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /viˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [vi.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /viˈsja(ʁ)/ [viˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.siˈa(ɻ)/ [vi.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /viˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧ci‧ar

Verb

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viciar (first-person singular present vicio, first-person singular preterite viciei, past participle viciado)

  1. to addict (to cause someone to become addicted)
    Seus amigos o viciaram drogas.
    His friends addicted him to drugs.
    Este jogo viciou-me.
    This game got me addicted.
  2. (intransitive) to be addictive
    Os cigarros viciam.
    Cigarettes are addictive.
  3. to spoil; to corrupt
    Synonyms: corromper, estragar
    O fedor viciou o quarto.
    The stench spoiled the room.
  4. to adulterate
    Synonyms: adulterar, falsificar
    Os dados foram viciados.
    The dice have been adultered.
  5. (reflexive) to degrade, to fade
    As baterias viciam-se com o uso.
    Batteries degrade with use.

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vitiāre (to corrupt, to dishonor).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /biˈθjaɾ/ [biˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /biˈsjaɾ/ [biˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vi‧ciar

Verb

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viciar (first-person singular present vicio, first-person singular preterite vicié, past participle viciado)

  1. to addict (to cause someone to become addicted)
    Sus amigos lo viciaron en las drogas.
    His friends addicted him to drugs.
    Este juego me vició.
    This game got me addicted.
  2. (intransitive) to be addictive
    Los cigarrillos vician.
    Cigarettes are addictive.
  3. to spoil; to corrupt
    El hedor vició la habitación.
    The stench spoiled the room.
  4. to adulterate, to distort
    Los dados fueron viciados.
    The dice have been adultered.
  5. (reflexive) to degrade, to fade
    Las baterías se vician con el uso.
    Batteries degrade with use.

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