adulterate.
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Meaning & usage
Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
Where this word comes from
From Latin adulterātus (“adulterate, adulterated, defiled, polluted, counterfeited”), perfect passive participle of adulterō (“to adulterate, defile, commit adultery (with), counterfeit”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, in the direction of”) + alter (“other”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), literally “to go after someone else”. Equivalent to adultery + -ate.
To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
to adulterate coins, drugs, food and drink, etc.
To commit adultery with (someone).
To defile (someone) by adultery.
To commit adultery.
Where this word comes from
From Latin adulterātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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