adulterate

/əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt/

Definition

› to make food or drink weaker or to lower its quality, by adding something else: There were complaints that the beer had been adulterated with water.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishingBecoming and making less strong adulterated

/əˈdʌl.tə.reɪ.tɪd/

/-t̬ɪd/ adjective › adulterated drugs/foodBecoming and making less strongDamaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing adulteration

/əˌdʌl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishingBecoming and making less strong

(Definition of adulterate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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