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Antonyms for adulterated

Grammar : Adj
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 adulterated

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.
  • adj debased or dirty
Example sentences :
  • Nature hates all false coloring and is ever best where she is least adulterated with art.
  • Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
  • Nothing is more prejudicial to health than adulterated liquors, or liquors that are debased by any corrupting vegetable substance.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Chocolate is often adulterated with roasted rice and Pili nuts.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • And even that will be stolen by the Liberals or adulterated by the Conservatives.
  • Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
  • This is usually white lead, but it is often adulterated with zinc oxide; 2.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • In what ways may cocoa and chocolate preparations be adulterated?
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • Adulterated with whisky, we believe it costs about eightpence a time.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, October 20, 1920 » by Various
  • The desire for political freedom was sincere but adulterated.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • His face was also like margarine, but of adulterated margarine, certainly.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • In 1864 New York state prohibited the sale of adulterated milk.
  • Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen

Synonyms for adulterated

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