verb
- Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.
- usage: "adulterate liquor"
- synonyms: load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
adjective
- Mixed with impurities.
- synonyms: adulterate, debased
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