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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Adulterated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Adulterating ().] [L. adulteratus, p. p. of adulterare, fr. adulter adulterer, prob. fr. ad + alter other, properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love. Cf. Advoutry.] 1. To defile by adultery. [Obs.] Milton. 2. To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; as, to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coin, etc. The present war has . . . adulterated our tongue with strange words. Spectator. Syn. -- To corrupt; defile; debase; contaminate; vitiate; sophisticate. Adul"terate v. i.To commit adultery. [Obs.] Adul"terate (), a. 1. Tainted with adultery. 2. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious. -- Adul"terately, adv. -- Adul"terateness, n. スポンサード リンク
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