adulterate

Definition of Adulterate in English :

1. adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

Example Sentences:
'adulterate liquor'

2. adulterate, adulterated, debased

mixed with impurities

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adulterate

verb (əˈdʌltəˌreɪt )

1. (transitive)

to debase by adding inferior material

to adulterate milk with water

adjective (əˈdʌltərɪt , -ˌreɪt)

2.

adulterated; debased or impure

verb transitiveWord forms: aˈdulterˌated or aˈdulterˌating

1.

to make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance

adjective

2.

guilty of adultery; adulterous

3.

adulterated; not genuine

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.