Thesaurus / adulterate
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synonyms for adulterate
- contaminate
- alloy
- amalgamate
- attenuate
- blend
- cheapen
- commingle
- cook
- corrupt
- cut
- defile
- degrade
- denature
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devalue
- dilute
- dissolve
- doctor
- falsify
- impair
- infiltrate
- intermix
- irrigate
- lace
- mingle
- mix
- plant
- pollute
- shave
- spike
- taint
- thin
- transfuse
- vitiate
- weaken
- doctor up
- make impure
- phony up
- water down
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If there were a law to punish those who adulterate or falsify "truth," our magistrates would be kept extremely busy.
ANCIENT FAITHS AND MODERNTHOMAS INMANThou shalt not adulterate thy mess tin by using it as a shaving mug.
PRIVATE PEATHAROLD R. PEATMoreover, a neighbor may pollute the water supply, foul the air, and adulterate the food.
EUTHENICS, THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLABLE ENVIRONMENTELLEN H. RICHARDSIt is, of course, illegal to adulterate milk, yet it is sometimes done.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 2WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCESThe most convenient and possibly the most common materials used to adulterate milk are water and skim milk.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 2WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCESWhenever cotton yarn is used to adulterate other fabrics, it wears shabby and loses its brightness.
TEXTILESWILLIAM H. DOOLEYThe melting point of the fatty acids in the oils used to adulterate olive oil differs considerably from this.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 392, JULY 7, 1883VARIOUSThe merchant commended his bad wares for good, and knew how to adulterate and how to give short measure.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 18, NO. 109, NOVEMBER, 1866VARIOUSThere is no temptation to adulterate such milk, for the process of condensation is cheaper than any mixture that could be passed.
SOIL CULTUREJ. H. WALDENThe Brazilian and Peruvian cotton yields a long staple and is sometimes used to adulterate silk and other fibers.
TEXTILES AND CLOTHINGKATE HEINTZ WATSONWORDS RELATED TO ADULTERATE
- abase
- abuse
- adulterate
- animalize
- bastardize
- blemish
- blight
- bribe
- contaminate
- damage
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decompose
- deface
- defile
- deform
- degrade
- demean
- demoralize
- deprave
- depreciate
- despoil
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- fix
- grease palm
- harm
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- infect
- injure
- lower
- lure
- maltreat
- mar
- mistreat
- misuse
- outrage
- pull down
- putrefy
- ravage
- reduce
- rot
- ruin
- spoil
- square
- stain
- suborn
- subvert
- taint
- undermine
- violate
- vitiate
- warp
- waste
- abusing
- adulterating
- befouling
- besmirching
- contaminating
- debasing
- deflowering
- degrading
- desecrating
- dirtying
- discoloring
- disgracing
- dishonoring
- hurting
- maculating
- making foul
- mess up
- molesting
- mucking up
- polluting
- profaning
- raping
- ravishing
- scuzzing up
- seducing
- shaming
- smearing
- soiling
- staining
- sullying
- tainting
- taring
- tarnishing
- trashing
- vitiating
- adulterate
- alloy
- be worse for wear
- become worse
- break
- corrode
- corrupt
- crumble
- debase
- debilitate
- decline
- decompose
- degrade
- deprave
- depreciate
- descend
- disimprove
- disintegrate
- ebb
- fade
- fail
- fall apart
- flag
- go downhill
- go to pieces
- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- hit the skids
- impair
- injure
- languish
- lapse
- lessen
- lose it
- lose quality
- lower
- mar
- pervert
- regress
- retrograde
- retrogress
- rot
- sink
- skid
- slide
- spoil
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- worsen
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