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Detailed Synonyms for adulteration in English

adulteration:

adulteration [the ~] noun

  1. the adulteration
    the forgery; the counterfeit; the adulteration; the forging; the fake
  2. the adulteration
    the imitation; the counterfeit; the forgery; the fake; the falsification; the adulteration
  3. the adulteration
    – the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) 1
    the adulteration
    – the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) 1
  4. the adulteration
    – being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating 1
    the adulteration; the debasement
    – being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating 1

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Related Definitions for "adulteration":

  1. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)1
  2. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating1

adulteration form of adulterate:

adulterate verb

  1. adulterate
    dilute; adulterate; to water down
  2. adulterate
    dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • abate verb (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
    adulterate; to lessen; to become weak; lose strength
    to enervate
    – weaken mentally or morally 1
    • enervate verb (enervates, enervated, enervating)
    to enfeeble
    – make weak 1
    • enfeeble verb (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
  3. adulterate
    – corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 1
    to load; to stretch; dilute; to debase; adulterate
    – corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 1
    • load verb (loads, loaded, loading)
    • stretch verb (stretchs, stretched, stretching)
    • dilute verb
    • debase verb (debases, debased, debasing)
    • adulterate verb
      • adulterate liquor1

adulterate adj

  1. adulterate
    – mixed with impurities 1
    adulterate; debased; adulterated
    – mixed with impurities 1

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Related Definitions for "adulterate":

  1. mixed with impurities1
  2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones1
    • adulterate liquor1