adulterate
verb (used with object)
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).
was adulterating
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past progressiveof adulterate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The investigation was launched by a tipster, who told authorities Casey’s was adulterating its meat, according to a search warrant.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2018
