adulterator
a·dul·ter·ate
[v. uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adj. uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt] verb, a·dul·ter·at·ed, a·dul·ter·at·ing, adjective 
təˌreɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.
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| adulterate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to debase by adding inferior material: to adulterate milk with water |
| —adj | |
| 2. | adulterated; debased or impure |
| 3. | a less common word for adulterous |
| [C16: from Latin adulterāre to corrupt, commit adultery, probably from alter another, hence to approach another, commit adultery] | |
| adulter'ation | |
| —n | |
| a'dulterator | |
| —n | |
| adulterate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to debase by adding inferior material: to adulterate milk with water |
| —adj | |
| 2. | adulterated; debased or impure |
| 3. | a less common word for adulterous |
| [C16: from Latin adulterāre to corrupt, commit adultery, probably from alter another, hence to approach another, commit adultery] | |
| adulter'ation | |
| —n | |
| a'dulterator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
adulterate
1590s, from L. adulterat-, pp. stem of adulterare "to falsify, corrupt" (see adulteration). Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.).
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