adulterate
31Adulterating — Adulterate A*dul ter*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adulterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adulterating}.] [L. adulteratus, p. p. of adulterare, fr. adulter adulterer, prob. fr. ad + alter other, properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love …
32Adulterately — Adulterate A*dul ter*ate, a. 1. Tainted with adultery. [1913 Webster] 2. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious. [1913 Webster] {A*dul ter*ate*ly}, adv. {A*dul ter*ate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
33Adulterateness — Adulterate A*dul ter*ate, a. 1. Tainted with adultery. [1913 Webster] 2. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious. [1913 Webster] {A*dul ter*ate*ly}, adv. {A*dul ter*ate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
34adulterant — adulterate ► VERB ▪ make poorer in quality by adding another substance. DERIVATIVES adulterant adjective adulteration noun. ORIGIN Latin adulterare to corrupt …
35adulteration — adulterate ► VERB ▪ make poorer in quality by adding another substance. DERIVATIVES adulterant adjective adulteration noun. ORIGIN Latin adulterare to corrupt …
36doctor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. physician, surgeon; learned man, sage. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A medical practitioner] Syn. Doctor of Medicine, M.D., physician, surgeon, family doctor, country doctor, medical attendant,… …
37Adulterant — Not to be confused with Adulterer. An adulterant is a chemical substance which should not be contained within other substances (e.g. food, beverages, fuels) for legal or other reasons.[clarification needed] Adulterants may be intentionally added… …
38alloy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compound, mixture; admixture. See composition. v. mix, combine; adulterate. See combination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. amalgam, admixture, compound, composite, fusion, mixture, intermixture, combination …
39corrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demoralize, vitiate, deprave, defile, degrade, debase, debauch; bribe, pervert; contaminate, spoil, taint. adj. wicked, demoralized, immoral, impure, dissolute, depraved, profligate, base; vicious; …
40pollute — verb 1) fish farms will pollute the lake Syn: contaminate, adulterate, taint, poison, foul, dirty, soil, infect; literary befoul Ant: purify 2) propaganda polluted this nation Syn …
