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   adulterate

   verb

   • 1. render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance: "the brewer is said to adulterate his beer"

   adjective

   • 1. not pure or genuine: archaic "adulterate remedies"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin adulterat- ‘corrupted’, from the verb adulterare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adulterator noun

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