viciar

to get somebody into a bad habit

viciar(bee-syahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make somebody become addicted)

a. to get somebody into a bad habit

Laura se culpa de viciar a sus hermanos por darles a probar el alcohol.

Laura blames herself for getting her siblings into a bad habit by letting them try alcohol.

2. (to distort)

a. to twist

Parece que viciaron los datos en el informe de gobierno.

It looks like they twisted the data in the government report.

3. (to harm)

a. to corrupt

Las pandillas viciaron nuestra pequeña comunidad, la cual solía ser tranquila.

The gangs corrupted our small community, which used to be peaceful.

4. (legal)

a. to invalidate

La nueva evidencia vició el juicio en contra de Enrique.

The new evidence invalidated the trial against Enrique.

5. (to alter)

a. to falsify

Esos estafadores viciaron el producto y lo vendieron como si fuera original.

Those scammers falsified the product and sold it as though it was an original.

viciarse

pronominal verb

6. (to get addicted)

a. to get into a bad habit

Carlos se vició y perdió su trabajo.

Carlos got into a bad habit and lost his job.

b. to become addicted

Erica se vició con las drogas y su familia está haciendo todo por ayudarla.

Erica became addicted to drugs and her family is doing everything they can to help her.

7. (to be perverted)

a. to become corrupted

Nuestros valores se van a viciar si seguimos dando tanta importancia a lo material.

Our values will become corrupted if we keep making a big deal out of material things.

8. (to bend)

a. to warp

La madera que dejamos afuera se vició con las lluvias y ya no sirve.

The wood we left outside warped with the rain and now it's of no use.