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Definition of adulterate

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
mixed with impurities

Similar Words: stretch, dilute, debase, adulterated, debased

Hyponyms: water down, sophisticate, doctor, doctor up

Grouped Verbs: extend, stretch

Derivational Morphology: adulteration, debasement, dilution, adulterant, adulterator

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