Antonyms for adulterate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adjective uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈdʌl təˌreɪt; adjective əˈdʌl tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt


Definition of adulterate

Origin :
  • 1530s, back-formation from adulteration, or else from Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare "to falsify, corrupt," also "to commit adultery." Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.). Related: Adulterated; adulterating.
  • verb alter or debase, often for profit
Example sentences :
  • Montaigne was a Gascon, and Gasconisms adulterate the purity of his French.
  • Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson
  • So little was drunk in England that it was not worth while to adulterate it.
  • Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell
  • Used in salads, paints, &c.; also to adulterate oil of almonds.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • But methinks he speaks with a spruce Attic accent of adulterate Spanish.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Marston » by John Marston
  • The florets of this yield a beautiful pink dye (see above), and are sometimes used to adulterate hay saffron.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • The London millers and bakers use immense quantities of bean flour to adulterate their flour and bread.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • Since the reduction of duty on coffee it has nearly fallen into disuse, unless it be by the grocers to adulterate that article.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • Inability to adulterate the air by throwing off matter from the heating surfaces.
  • Extract from : « The Turkish Bath » by Robert Owen Allsop
  • He was in the same plight as the manufacturer who has to adulterate and misrepresent his product.
  • Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair
  • Sometimes these nuts are exported to British India, where kernels are used chiefly to adulterate almond kernels.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association

Synonyms for adulterate

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