a•dul•ter•ate
Pronunciation: (v.u-dul'tu-rāt"adj.u-dul'tur-it, -tu-rāt"), [key] — v., adj. -at•ed, -at•ing,
—v.t. - to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.
—adj. - adulterated.
- adulterous (def. 1).
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