Found 3 items, similar to Adulterate.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: adulterate
berzina, memalsukan, zina, zinah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: adulterate
adulterate
adj : mixed with impurities [syn:
adulterated,
debased]
adulterate
v : corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
inferior substance; often by replacing valuable
ingredients with inferior ones;
“adulterate liquor” [syn:
stretch,
dilute,
debase]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Adulterate
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*ate\, 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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A*dul"ter*ate*ly, adv. --
A*dul"ter*ate*ness, n.
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