adulterating
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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.
a·dul′ter·a′tion n.
a·dul′ter·a′tor n.
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Adj. | 1. | adulterating - making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" purifying - freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent" |
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