Adulterate
11adulterate — adulterator, n. v. /euh dul teuh rayt /; adj. /euh dul teuhr it, teuh rayt /, v., adulterated, adulterating, adj. v.t. 1. to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the… …
12adulterate — 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 …
13adulterate — a•dul•ter•ate v. [[t]əˈdʌl təˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] tər ɪt, təˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) to debase or make impure by adding inferior, alien, or less desirable materials or elements 2) adulterated 3) adulterous • Etymology: 1580–90; < L …
14adulterate — 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… …
15adulterate — 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;… …
16adulterate — adul·ter·ate ə dəl tə .rāt vt, at·ed; at·ing to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance esp to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients adul·ter·a·tor .rāt ər n …
17adulterate — Synonyms and related words: alloy, attenuate, baptize, bastardize, canker, cheapen, coarsen, confound, contaminate, cook, corrupt, cut, deacon, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denaturalize, denature, deprave, desecrate,… …
18adulterate — 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… …
19adulterate — a|dul|ter|ate [əˈdʌltəreıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of adulterare, from ad to + alter other ] to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance of lower quality to it →↑unadulterated >adulteration… …
20adulterate — a|dul|ter|ate [ ə dʌltə,reıt ] verb transitive to make a substance less pure by adding something else to it ╾ a|dul|ter|a|tion [ ə,dʌltə reıʃn ] noun uncount …
