Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To commit adultery.

  2. (ambitransitive, uncommon)To adulterate.

Origin

From adultery + -ize.

From adultery + -ize.

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Forms

adulterizes, adulterizing, adulterized, adulterized
Base formadulterize · to adulterize
3rd person singularadulterizes
Present participleadulterizing
Past simpleadulterized
Past participleadulterized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadulterize
he, she, itadulterizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsadulterized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adulterized
he, she, ithas adulterized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adulterize

Synonyms

12 synonyms
adulterateC2corruptB2dashB2adulterbastardizesophisticateabasealloybalderdashdiluteembase

Word family

1 related words
RelatedadulterateC2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adultA2adulterateC2adultereradulterousadulteryadulthoodadvanceB1
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