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adulterate

[uh-duhl-tuh-reyt, uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt] / əˈdʌl təˌreɪt, əˈdʌl tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt /


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It is one thing to alter the competition, another to adulterate or corrupt it - La Liga accepts the first suggestion, but not the second.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Now, he can rest easy: There's no economic incentive to adulterate his product.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023

A clever entrepreneur could establish a weight-loss program entirely on the basis of alerting people to the larvae and dry rot and beetle eggs that adulterate their favorite foods.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Little five-spice seasoning or herbs adulterate this meat.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

Inability to adulterate the air by throwing off matter from the heating surfaces.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen