adulterate
to make impure by adding inferior or harmful substances
Word origin: From Latin adulterare, to corrupt or falsify.
Adulterate in a sentence
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The merchant was caught adulterating the olive oil with cheaper blends.
Regulators discovered that the supplier had adulterated the olive oil with cheaper seed oils.
Using “adulterate” well
Adulterate means to debase a substance by mixing in something inferior or harmful, with a strongly negative connotation of corruption. Do not confuse it with adultery; the words share a Latin root but differ entirely in meaning.
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