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to adulterate
01
to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
adulterate
3rd person singular
adulterates
Present participle
adulterating
Past simple
adulterated
Past participle
adulterated
Examples
The vendor was fined for adulterating olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils.
adulterate
01
containing foreign or inferior substances
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most adulterate
Comparative
more adulterate
gradable
Examples
The lab confirmed the powder was adulterate and unsafe for consumption.
Lexical Tree
adulterated
adulterating
adulteration
adulterate
adulter
