adulteration

a·dul·ter·ate  (-dlt-rt)

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. (-tr-t)

1. Spurious; adulterated.

2. Adulterous.

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[Latin adulterre, adultert-, to pollute; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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a·dulter·ation n.

a·dulter·ator n.

Synonyms: adulterate, debase, doctor, load
These verbs mean to make impure or inferior by adding foreign substances to something: adulterate coffee with ground acorns; silver debased with copper; doctored the wine with water; rag paper loaded with wood fiber.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adulteration - being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating debasement impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure
	2.	adulteration - the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

Translations

adulteration [əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən] N → adulteración f

adulteration [əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃ^ən] n [alcohol, drugs] → frelatage m

adulteration

n

(of wine) → Pan(t)schen nt; (of food) → Abwandlung f

(fig) → Vergewaltigung f, → Verhunzung f (inf)

adulteration [əˈdʌltəˌreɪʃ/ən] n (of food, drink) → adulterazione f