adulterate

a·dul·ter·ate

 (ə-dŭl′tə-rāt′)

tr.v. a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing, a·dul·ter·ates

To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.

adj. (-tər-ĭt) Archaic

1. Spurious; adulterated.

2. Adulterous.

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[Latin adulterāre, adulterāt-, to pollute; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·dul′ter·a′tion n.

a·dul′ter·a′tor n.

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adulterate

vb

(tr) to debase by adding inferior material: to adulterate milk with water.

adj

1. adulterated; debased or impure

2. a less common word for adulterous

[C16: from Latin adulterāre to corrupt, commit adultery, probably from alter another, hence to approach another, commit adultery]

aˌdulterˈation n

aˈdulterˌator n

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a•dul•ter•ate

(v. əˈdʌl təˌreɪt; adj. -tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to debase or make impure by adding inferior, alien, or less desirable materials or elements.

adj.

2. adulterated.

3. adulterous.

[1580–90; < Latin adulterātus, past participle of adulterāre to mix, adulterate]

a•dul`ter•a′tion, n.

a•dul′ter•a`tor, n.

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adulterate

Past participle: adulterated
Gerund: adulterating

Imperative

adulterate

adulterate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adulterate - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" dilute, debase, load, stretch stretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" spoil, corrupt - alter from the original water down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine" doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Adj.	1.	adulterate - mixed with impurities adulterated, debased impure - combined with extraneous elements

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adulterate

verb debase, thin, weaken, corrupt, deteriorate, mix with, contaminate, devalue, water down, depreciate, attenuate, vitiate, bastardize, make impure The food had been adulterated to increase its weight.

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adulterate

verb

To make impure or inferior by deceptively adding foreign substances:

debase, doctor, load, sophisticate.

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Translations

panschen

falsificar

diluerétendrefalsifierfausser

adulterareaffatturareartefarecontraffarne

adulterate

[əˈdʌltəreɪt] VT → adulterar

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adulterate

[əˈdʌltəreɪt] vt [+ alcohol, drugs] → frelater

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adulterate

vt

wine, whisky etc → panschen; food → abwandeln; some adulterated Scottish version of Italian cooking → ein schottischer Abklatsch italienischer Küche

(fig) text, original version → verfälschen, Gewalt antun (+dat); an adulterated version of the original → eine verhunzte Fassung des Originals (inf)

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adulterate

[əˈdʌltəreɪt] vt → adulterare

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adulterate

vt. adulterar, cambiar el original, viciar; falsificar.

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