Verb: adulterate u'dúl-tu,reyt
- Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
"adulterate liquor";
- load, stretch, dilute, debase
- Mixed with impurities
"The adulterate honey contained corn syrup";
- adulterated, debased
Derived forms: adulterated, adulterates, adulterating
See also: impure
Encyclopedia: Adulterate