Adulterate

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adulterate
v. corrupt, make inferior; water down milk or other liquids


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adulterate
Verb
1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
(synonym) stretch, dilute, debase
(hypernym) corrupt, spoil
(hyponym) water down
(verb-group) extend, stretch
(derivation) adulterant, adulterator
Adjective
1. mixed with impurities
(synonym) adulterated, debased
(similar) impure



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adulterare
v. adulterate, debase, make inferior
 
adulterato
adj. adulterate

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adulterar
v. adulterate, corrupt, make inferior; water down milk or other liquids

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Adulterate
(v. t.)
To defile by adultery.
  
 
(v. t.)
To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; as, to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coin, etc.
  
 
(v. i.)
To commit adultery.
  
 
(a.)
Tainted with adultery.
  
 
(a.)
Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious.
  

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