adulterate

🇺🇸 /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /əˈdʌltəreɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to make something less pure by adding something else to it

The company was caught adulterating the milk with water to increase profits.

translation

v. to make something less pure by adding something else to it

Word Forms

3rd Present adulterates
Past adulterated
Perfect adulterated
Progressive adulterating