adulterationn.

Brit.

/əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/əˌdəltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s adulteracyon, 1500s– adulteration.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French adulteration; Latin adulterātiōn-, adulterātiō.

Etymology: < Middle French adulteration action of drawing away from God, action of turning away from sworn faith (14th cent.), action of falsifying or altering (1469), action of adulterating medicines (16th cent.) and its etymon classical Latin adulterātiōn-, adulterātiō action of corrupting or debasing (by admixture of impurities) < adulterāt- , past participial stem of adulterāre adulter v. + -iō -ion suffix¹.

1. The action or an act of adulterating, corrupting, contaminating, or debasing; (now esp.) the practice or process of making something poorer in quality or unusable for its original purpose by the addition of another substance.sugar adulteration: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun]

counterfeiturec1325

adulteration1502

sophistication1564

falsification1565

counterfeisance1590

forgery1594

fausonry1647

alchemisting1649

counterfacture1682

coinage1693

counterfeiting1697

faking1819

counterfeit1843

doctoring1963

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting

adulteration1502

corrupting1565

empoisonmenta1626

debauching1645

corruption1654

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > adulteration

cauponation1531

sophistication1541

adulterating1581

bastarding1583

bastardizing1598

sophisticating1611

adultery1616

adulteration1626

adulterism1639

bastardization1650

compassing1669

contagion1695

doctoring1805

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) Prol. sig. a.ii ^v Folowe the pathes & the wayes of theyr adulteracyon.

1531 H. Latimer Let. Jan. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1331/1 Some woulde preache the truthe of God..without cauponation, and adulteration of the worde.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlvi. 150 The..most obscure houses are most apt vnto adulteration, and falsification.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum viii. §798 To make the compound pass for the rich metal simple is an adulteration or counterfeit.

1677 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1950) X. 292 Good and sufficient stufe..composed of sugar onlie..without anie..adulteration.

1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) at Adulteration We have laws against the Adulteration of coffee, tea, tobacco, etc.

1864 Weekly Desp. 14 Aug. Even chicory, we find, does not escape adulteration.

1907 H. W. Wiley (title) Foods and their adulteration.

1985 S. Cohen Substance Abuse Probl. II. vi. liv. 310 The adulteration of illicit drugs is a familiar story. Nobody expects heroin to be pure heroin.

2001 S. Walton You heard it through Grapevine x. 217 Sloppy wine-making practices—all the corner-cutting, cheating and adulteration.

2. The result of this; an adulterated condition or product. Also: an adulterating substance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > adulteration > result of adulterating

sophisticationc1400

adulteration1609

adulterism1639

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged > quality of

counterfeitness1557

adulteration1609

supposititiousness1638

apocryphalness1641

adulterateness1655

forgery1665

falsity1678

spuriousness1818

spuriosity1863

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged

falsehood1340

counterfeiture1548

forgery1574

bastard1581

man of straw1599

counterfeit1613

imitationa1616

mock1646

pasteboard1648

sophistication1664

imposture1699

fraud1725

sham1728

adulteration1756

falsity1780

duff1781

shim-sham1797

shammy1822

Hodge-razor1843

pinchbeck1847

shice1859

cook-up1865

postiche1876

fakery1880

fake1883

bogosity1893

spuriosity1894

dud1897

cluck1904

rake-up1957

bodgie1988

1609 T. Morton Catholike Appeale iv. xvi. 511 So must there be a virgine truth, before error, which is nothing else but an adulteration thereof.

1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. xxii. 153 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. Fearing that the cheats and adulterations of Musk would spoil the Musk-Trade.

1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 40 Free from the mixture of Political Adulterations.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 164 Indians, who are free from adulteration by their far-distance from foreigners.

1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany vii. 87 We actually adulterate our adulterations.

1908 Bull. Pharmacy 22 406 Samples of adulterations were submitted for inspection.

1986 T. Mo Insular Possession iv. 25 A good fragrant leaf with the firing in the pans perfectly done and not a trace of adulteration.

2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 508/1 Some purists even..viewing the very word calypso as an adulteration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adulteration
释义	adulterationn. Brit. /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌdəltəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s adulteracyon, 1500s– adulteration. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French adulteration; Latin adulterātiōn-, adulterātiō. Etymology: < Middle French adulteration action of drawing away from God, action of turning away from sworn faith (14th cent.), action of falsifying or altering (1469), action of adulterating medicines (16th cent.) and its etymon classical Latin adulterātiōn-, adulterātiō action of corrupting or debasing (by admixture of impurities) < adulterāt- , past participial stem of adulterāre adulter v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. 1. The action or an act of adulterating, corrupting, contaminating, or debasing; (now esp.) the practice or process of making something poorer in quality or unusable for its original purpose by the addition of another substance.sugar adulteration: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] counterfeiturec1325 adulteration1502 sophistication1564 falsification1565 counterfeisance1590 forgery1594 fausonry1647 alchemisting1649 counterfacture1682 coinage1693 counterfeiting1697 faking1819 counterfeit1843 doctoring1963 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting adulteration1502 corrupting1565 empoisonmenta1626 debauching1645 corruption1654 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > adulteration cauponation1531 sophistication1541 adulterating1581 bastarding1583 bastardizing1598 sophisticating1611 adultery1616 adulteration1626 adulterism1639 bastardization1650 compassing1669 contagion1695 doctoring1805 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) Prol. sig. a.ii ^v Folowe the pathes & the wayes of theyr adulteracyon. 1531 H. Latimer Let. Jan. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1331/1 Some woulde preache the truthe of God..without cauponation, and adulteration of the worde. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xlvi. 150 The..most obscure houses are most apt vnto adulteration, and falsification. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum viii. §798 To make the compound pass for the rich metal simple is an adulteration or counterfeit. 1677 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1950) X. 292 Good and sufficient stufe..composed of sugar onlie..without anie..adulteration. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) at Adulteration We have laws against the Adulteration of coffee, tea, tobacco, etc. 1864 Weekly Desp. 14 Aug. Even chicory, we find, does not escape adulteration. 1907 H. W. Wiley (title) Foods and their adulteration. 1985 S. Cohen Substance Abuse Probl. II. vi. liv. 310 The adulteration of illicit drugs is a familiar story. Nobody expects heroin to be pure heroin. 2001 S. Walton You heard it through Grapevine x. 217 Sloppy wine-making practices—all the corner-cutting, cheating and adulteration. 2. The result of this; an adulterated condition or product. Also: an adulterating substance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > adulteration > result of adulterating sophisticationc1400 adulteration1609 adulterism1639 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged > quality of counterfeitness1557 adulteration1609 supposititiousness1638 apocryphalness1641 adulterateness1655 forgery1665 falsity1678 spuriousness1818 spuriosity1863 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged falsehood1340 counterfeiture1548 forgery1574 bastard1581 man of straw1599 counterfeit1613 imitationa1616 mock1646 pasteboard1648 sophistication1664 imposture1699 fraud1725 sham1728 adulteration1756 falsity1780 duff1781 shim-sham1797 shammy1822 Hodge-razor1843 pinchbeck1847 shice1859 cook-up1865 postiche1876 fakery1880 fake1883 bogosity1893 spuriosity1894 dud1897 cluck1904 rake-up1957 bodgie1988 1609 T. Morton Catholike Appeale iv. xvi. 511 So must there be a virgine truth, before error, which is nothing else but an adulteration thereof. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. xxii. 153 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. Fearing that the cheats and adulterations of Musk would spoil the Musk-Trade. 1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 40 Free from the mixture of Political Adulterations. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 164 Indians, who are free from adulteration by their far-distance from foreigners. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany vii. 87 We actually adulterate our adulterations. 1908 Bull. Pharmacy 22 406 Samples of adulterations were submitted for inspection. 1986 T. Mo Insular Possession iv. 25 A good fragrant leaf with the firing in the pans perfectly done and not a trace of adulteration. 2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 508/1 Some purists even..viewing the very word calypso as an adulteration. 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