adulterate
Adjective
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Mixed with impurities (synset 301914920)
similar to: impure - combined with extraneous elementssame as: adulterated, debased
Verb
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Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance;
Often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (synset 200488684)"adulterate liquor"subtypes:- water down - thin by adding water to
- doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
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