adulterate
To corrupt, to debaseTo corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
» You should not adulterate wine with water.
Meaning
5 senses(archaic, literary, transitive)To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
verfälschen, verderben, verunreinigen
по́ртитьpórtitʹ
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
(archaic, literary, transitive)To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
to adulterate coins, drugs, food and drink, etc.
разбавля́тьrazbavljátʹ, подме́шиватьpodméšivatʹ
(archaic, literary, transitive)To commit adultery with (someone).
(archaic, literary, transitive)To defile (someone) by adultery.
(also, archaic, figuratively, intransitive, literary)To commit adultery.
прелюбоде́йствоватьpreljubodéjstvovatʹ
Examples
3 sentencesYou should not adulterate wine with water.
Wine, olive oil, and honey are frequently adulterated, faked, or counterfeited.
Languages should not be used, for that would adulterate their beauty. Rather, they should be cryogenically frozen and observed in silence.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin adulterātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix).From Latin adulterātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
adulterates, adulterating, adulterated, adulterated| Base form | adulterate · to adulterate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | adulterates |
| Present participle | adulterating |
| Past simple | adulterated |
| Past participle | adulterated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
31 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle