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adulterate
[ verb uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adjective uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
, a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing.
- to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article):
to adulterate food.
adjective
- impure or debased; cheapened in quality or purity.
adulterate
verb
- tr to debase by adding inferior material
to adulterate milk with water
adjective
- adulterated; debased or impure
- a less common word for adulterous
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Derived Forms
- aˌdulterˈation, noun
- aˈdulterˌator, noun
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Other Words From
- a·dulter·ator noun
- una·dulter·ate adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adulterate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adulterate1
C16: from Latin adulterāre to corrupt, commit adultery, probably from alter another, hence to approach another, commit adultery
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Example Sentences
If there were a law to punish those who adulterate or falsify "truth," our magistrates would be kept extremely busy.
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Thou shalt not adulterate thy mess tin by using it as a shaving mug.
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Moreover, a neighbor may pollute the water supply, foul the air, and adulterate the food.
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It is, of course, illegal to adulterate milk, yet it is sometimes done.
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The most convenient and possibly the most common materials used to adulterate milk are water and skim milk.
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