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adulterate (verb)

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  • adulterate — ► VERB ▪ make poorer in quality by adding another substance. DERIVATIVES adulterant adjective adulteration noun. ORIGIN Latin adulterare to corrupt …   English terms dictionary

  • adulterate — adul·ter·ate /ə dəl tə ˌrāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element; esp: to prepare for sale by omitting a valuable ingredient or by replacing more valuable ingredients… …   Law dictionary

  • adulterate — (v.) 1530s, back formation from adulteration, or else from L. adulteratus, pp. of adulterare to falsify, corrupt, also to commit adultery (see ADULTERATION (Cf. adulteration)). Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.). Related: Adulterated;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • adulterate — verb (t) /əˈdʌltəreɪt / (say uh dultuhrayt) (adulterated, adulterating) 1. to debase by adding inferior materials or elements; make impure by admixture; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production or marketing of (any… …  

  • adulterate — verb ə dʌltəreɪt make (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance. adjective ə dʌlt(ə)rət archaic not pure or genuine. Derivatives adulterant adjective adulteration noun adulterator noun Origin C16 (as adjective): from L. adulterat …   English new terms dictionary

  • adulterate — verb (T) to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance of lower quality to it see also: unadulterated adulteration noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • adulterate — verb some of the drinks had been adulterated with tranquilizers Syn: make impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, contaminate; doctor, tamper with, dilute, water down, weaken; bastardize, corrupt; informal cut, spike, lace, dope See note at …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • adulterate — UK [əˈdʌltəreɪt] / US [əˈdʌltəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms adulterate : present tense I/you/we/they adulterate he/she/it adulterates present participle adulterating past tense adulterated past participle adulterated to make a substance… …   English dictionary

  • adulterate — 1. adjective a) Tending to commit adultery. Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, b) Corrupted; impure; adulterated. With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts 2 …   Wiktionary

  • adulterate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare, from ad + alter other more at else Date: 1531 to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adulterate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mix, water down, weaken, dilute; debase, corrupt. See deterioration, mixture, weakness. Ant., purify, clarify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. weaken, mix with, intermix, alloy, amalgamate, dilute, water… …   English dictionary for students

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