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    a·dul·ter·ate
    [əˈdəltəˌrāt]
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    adulterate (verb) · adulterates (third person present) · adulterated (past tense) · adulterated (past participle) · adulterating (present participle)
    1. render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one:
      "the meat was ground fine and adulterated with potato flour"
    Origin
    early 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin adulterat- ‘corrupted’, from the verb adulterare.
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    1. render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one:
      degrade
      debase
      spoil
      taint
      defile
      contaminate
      pollute
      foul
      sully
      doctor
      mix
      lace
      dilute
      weaken
      bastardize
      corrupt
      vitiate
      make impure
      tamper with
      water down
      thin out
      Opposite:
      refine
     
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    What is the meaning of adultery?
    To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance. To corrupt. To spoil by adding impurities. To commit adultery. Spurious; adulterated. Guilty of adultery; adulterous. Adulterous. Adulterated; not genuine. Tending to commit adultery.

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    What does adulteration mean?
    To commit adultery. Spurious; adulterated. Guilty of adultery; adulterous. Adulterous. Adulterated; not genuine. Tending to commit adultery. Dated 16th Century CE; modified from adulteration, likely with earlier origin in the Latin past‐participle adulteratus. To avoid giving toddlers too much sugar, adulterate their juice with water.

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    What is adulterate verb?
    Definition of adulterate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance to it synonym contaminate be adulterated (with something) The water supply had been adulterated with chemicals from the soil.

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    Where did adulterate come from?
    The first records of adulterate come from the 1500s. It derives from the Latin verb adulterāre, meaning “to corrupt.” Adulterate is most commonly used in the context of food products, but it can be applied to any situation in which inferior ingredients are added, such as to medicines, cosmetics, and fuel.

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