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-derived
adulterroot
+
ateto make, having
=adulterate

Common Collocations

  • 1.adulterate with掺杂

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Unscrupulous merchants would adulterate milk with water for profit.

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