adulterate

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic, literary) Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
2. (archaic, literary) Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.

Verb

1. (archaic, literary, transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
2. (archaic, literary, transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
3. (archaic, literary, transitive) To commit adultery with (someone).
4. (archaic, literary, transitive) To defile (someone) by adultery.
5. (also, archaic, figuratively, intransitive, literary) To commit adultery.

Synonyms

dilute

mix

falsify

debase

blend

pollute

adulterated

stretch

mingle

fake

counterfeit

thin

spread out

step up

forge

anoint

unfold

unroll

grease

stir

debased

spread-eagle

smear

unfurl

reach

vitiate

apply

sophisticate

stretch out

spread

extend

expand

enlarge

load

aggrandize

magnify

increase

augment

intermix

agitate

dissolve

disrupt

concoct

disorganize

disarray

compound

disarrange

diluted

immingle

heterodyne

Translations

adulterar

adulterare

diluir

versnijden

vervalsen

adulterar

verwateren

verdunnen

affatturare

νοθεύω

verwässern

diluer

verdünnen

diluieren

verfälschen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈdʌltəɹət/

Etymology

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.