make+impure
31pollute — pol•lute [[t]pəˈlut[/t]] v. t. lut•ed, lut•ing 1) ecl to make foul or unclean, esp. with harmful chemical or waste products; contaminate: to pollute the air with smoke[/ex] 2) to make impure or morally unclean; defile; debase: to pollute the mind …
32Adulterate — 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. Cf.… …
33Adulterated — 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 …
34Adulterating — 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 …
35adulterate — I. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare, from ad + alter other more at else Date: 1531 to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element;… …
36adulterate — adulterator, n. v. /euh dul teuh rayt /; adj. /euh dul teuhr it, teuh rayt /, v., adulterated, adulterating, adj. v.t. 1. to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the… …
37amianthus — amianthine /am ee an theuhn, thuyn/, adj. amianthoid, amianthoidal, adj. /am ee an theuhs/, n. Mineral. a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments. [1660 70; < L amiantus < Gk amíantos, equiv. to a A 6 + mian (s. of miaínein to …
38contaminate — contaminable, adj. contaminative, adj. contaminator, n. contaminous, adj. v. /keuhn tam euh nayt /; n., adj. /keuhn tam euh nit, nayt /, v., contaminated, contaminating, n., adj. v.t. 1. to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with… …
39impurify — verb to make impure …
40sophisticate — To adulterate. [Mod. L. sophisticare, pp. sophisticatus, to alter deceptively, fr. G. sophistikos, deceitful] * * * so·phis·ti·cate sə fis tə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to make impure: ADULTERATE <a sophisticated oil> …
