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a·dul·ter·ate
 adulterate
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, adjective
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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| inflections: |
adulterated, adulterates, adulterating |
| definition: |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients.
When buying herbal medicines, one should makes sure that they have not been adulterated.- synonyms:
- alloy, contaminate, taint
- antonyms:
- purify, refine
- similar words:
- corrupt, cut, defile, deteriorate, doctor, impair, pollute, spoil, tamper with, thin out, water down
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| related words: |
contaminate, poison, taint, vitiate |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
duhl
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| definition 1: |
impure or inferior because of added ingredients.
- synonyms:
- alloyed, contaminated, impure, tainted
- antonyms:
- pure
- similar words:
- corrupted, inferior, polluted, spoiled
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| definition 2: |
sexually unfaithful to one's spouse, or tainted by unfaithfulness; adulterous.
- synonyms:
- adulterous, unfaithful
- antonyms:
- faithful
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| derivations: |
adulterated (adj.), adulterator (n.) |
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