Antonyms for adulterate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb uh-duhl-tuh-reyt; adjective uh-duhl-ter-it, -tuh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈdʌl təˌreɪt; adjective əˈdʌl tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt

Definition of adulterate

Origin : 1530s, back-formation from adulteration, or else from Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare "to falsify, corrupt," also "to commit adultery." Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.). Related: Adulterated; adulterating.

verb alter or debase, often for profit

Example sentences :

Montaigne was a Gascon, and Gasconisms adulterate the purity of his French.
Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson

So little was drunk in England that it was not worth while to adulterate it.
Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell

Used in salads, paints, &c.; also to adulterate oil of almonds.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

But methinks he speaks with a spruce Attic accent of adulterate Spanish.
Extract from : « The Works of John Marston » by John Marston

The florets of this yield a beautiful pink dye (see above), and are sometimes used to adulterate hay saffron.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

The London millers and bakers use immense quantities of bean flour to adulterate their flour and bread.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Since the reduction of duty on coffee it has nearly fallen into disuse, unless it be by the grocers to adulterate that article.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Inability to adulterate the air by throwing off matter from the heating surfaces.
Extract from : « The Turkish Bath » by Robert Owen Allsop

He was in the same plight as the manufacturer who has to adulterate and misrepresent his product.
Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair

Sometimes these nuts are exported to British India, where kernels are used chiefly to adulterate almond kernels.
Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association

Synonyms for adulterate

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