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unadulterate

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a⋅dul⋅ter⋅ate

  [v. uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adj. uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
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–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.
–adjective
2. adulterated.
3. adulterous (def. 1).
Origin:
1580–90; < L adulterātus mixed, adulterated (ptp. of adulterāre), equiv. to ad- ad- + -ulter (perh. comb. form of alter other; see alter ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
a⋅dul⋅ter⋅a⋅tor, noun
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: adul·ter·ate
Pronunciation: &-'d&l-t&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element; especially : to prepare for sale by omitting a valuable ingredient or by replacing more valuable ingredients with less valuable or inert and usually harmful ingredients or with ingredients different from those claimed
NOTE: Under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a device such as a piece of medical equipment that is defective in some way is considered adulterated. —adul·ter·a·tion /&-"d&l-t&-'rA-sh&n/ noun —adul·ter·a·tor /&-'d&l-t&-"rA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: adul·ter·ate
Pronunciation: &-'d&l-t&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuablewith less valuable or inert ingredients —adul·ter·a·tor /-"rAt-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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