adulterate
v.
corrupt, make inferior; water down milk or other liquids
adulterating
Adjective
1. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
(synonym) adulterant
(antonym) purifying
(similar) extraneous, foreign
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
Adulterating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Adulterate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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