adulterate
🇬🇧 UK/ә'dʌltәreit/🇺🇸 US
GREA2
Definitions
v.
To make something impure or of lower quality by adding inferior or harmful substances; to corrupt or debase.
掺假,掺杂;使变质,使堕落
adj.
Made impure by the addition of foreign or inferior substances; corrupted.
掺假的,不纯的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedadulterroot
+
ateto make, having
=adulterate
Common Collocations
- 1.adulterate with掺杂
Example Sentences
- 1.
Unscrupulous merchants would adulterate milk with water for profit.