adulterate 音标拼音: [əd'ʌltɚ
, et]
v . 搀杂,搀兑
a . 通奸的;搀假的,伪造的
搀杂,搀兑通奸的;搀假的,伪造的
adulterate adj 1 :
mixed with impurities [
synonym : {
adulterate }, {
adulterated },
{
debased }]
v 1 :
corrupt ,
debase ,
or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance ;
often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones ; "
adulterate liquor " [
synonym : {
load },
{
adulterate }, {
stretch }, {
dilute }, {
debase }]
Adulterate \
A *
dul "
ter *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Adulterated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Adulterating }.] [
L .
adulteratus ,
p .
p .
of adulterare ,
fr .
adulter adulterer ,
prob .
fr .
ad alter other ,
properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love .
Cf . {
Advoutry }.]
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1 .
To defile by adultery . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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2 .
To corrupt ,
debase ,
or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance ;
as ,
to adulterate food ,
drink ,
drugs ,
coin ,
etc .
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The present war has . . .
adulterated our tongue with strange words . --
Spectator .
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Syn :
To corrupt ;
defile ;
debase ;
contaminate ;
vitiate ;
sophisticate .
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Adulterate \
A *
dul "
ter *
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v .
i .
To commit adultery . [
Obs .]
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Adulterate \
A *
dul "
ter *
ate \,
a .
1 .
Tainted with adultery .
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2 .
Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance ;
adulterated ;
spurious .
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adv . --
{
A *
dul "
ter *
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ness },
n .
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72 Moby Thesaurus words for "
adulterate ":
alloy ,
attenuate ,
baptize ,
bastardize ,
canker ,
cheapen ,
coarsen ,
confound ,
contaminate ,
cook ,
corrupt ,
cut ,
deacon ,
debase ,
debauch ,
defile ,
deflower ,
degenerate ,
degrade ,
denaturalize ,
denature ,
deprave ,
desecrate ,
despoil ,
devalue ,
dilute ,
distort ,
doctor ,
doctor up ,
etherealize ,
expand ,
fake ,
falsify ,
fortify ,
infect ,
irrigate ,
juggle ,
lace ,
load ,
manipulate ,
misuse ,
pack ,
pervert ,
plant ,
poison ,
pollute ,
prostitute ,
rarefy ,
ravage ,
ravish ,
reduce ,
retouch ,
rig ,
salt ,
sophisticate ,
spike ,
stack ,
subtilize ,
taint ,
tamper with ,
thin ,
thin out ,
twist ,
ulcerate ,
violate ,
vitiate ,
vulgarize ,
warp ,
water ,
water down ,
weaken ,
weight
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ADULTERATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ADULTERATE is to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients How to use adulterate in a sentence
Adulterate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com The verb adulterate comes from the Latin word adulterare, which means “to falsify,” or “to corrupt ” Whenever something original, pure, fresh, or wholesome is marred, polluted, defaced, or otherwise made inferior, it has been adulterated
Adulterate Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary ADULTERATE meaning: to make (something, such as a food or drink) impure or weaker by adding something of poor quality
adulterate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of adulterate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
ADULTERATE definition in American English | Collins English . . . adulterate British English : adulterate VERB əˈdʌltəreɪt If something such as food or drink is adulterated , someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it
ADULTERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ADULTERATE definition: 1 to make food or drink weaker or to lower its quality, by adding something else: 2 to make food… Learn more
Adulterate Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Adulterate definition: To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients