Adulterate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈdʌltəreɪt|
Brit.
|əˈdʌltəreɪt|
verb
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (syn: debase, dilute, load, stretch)
adulterate liquor
adjective
Extra examples
The company is accused of adulterating its products with cheap additives.
...the company was fined for adulterating its “all beef” frankfurters with cereal...
...the pharmacist was convicted of selling adulterate drugs in order to maximize profits...
...caught red-handed in what he claimed was his first adulterate encounter...
The wine was adulterated with water.
If I could catch her adulterating, I might be divorced from her.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: adulterate
he/she/it: adulterates
present participle: adulterating
past tense: adulterated
past participle: adulterated
I/you/we/they: adulterate
he/she/it: adulterates
present participle: adulterating
past tense: adulterated
past participle: adulterated
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