transitive. To corrupt, debase, dilute the purity of (literally or figuratively); = adulterate, v. 1a.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > mix or blend [verb (transitive)] > add as ingredient to a mixture > qualify by admixture > adulterate (32) adulterc1384 transitive. To corrupt, debase, dilute the purity of (literally or figuratively); = adulterate, v. 1a. feigna1398 To adulterate. Obsolete. rare. sophisticatec1400 transitive. To mix (commodities) with some foreign or inferior substance; to render impure in this way; to adulterate. Now somewhat rare. infect?1440 transitive. To affect (a thing) detrimentally or unpleasantly; to spoil or corrupt with some addition or alloy; to adulterate. Obsolete. counterfeit1495 transitive. To make an imitation of, imitate (with intent to deceive). To make spurious, adulterate. Obsolete. adulterate?1526 transitive. To make impure; to corrupt, debase. dash1548 To affect or qualify (anything) with an element of a different strain thrown into it; to mingle, temper, qualify, dilute with some (usually… falsify1562 transitive. To make false or incorrect. To adulterate. Also of disease: To corrupt, vitiate. Obsolete. elay1573 transitive. ? To mix, dilute. abuse1574 transitive. To misrepresent (a person or thing); to adulterate; to falsify. reflexive. To show oneself in false colours, to make false pretensions… base1581 transitive. To lessen in amount or value, depreciate; to debase (metals). Cf. abase, v. 3, debase, v. 3. corrupt1581 To adulterate. Obsolete. debase1591 To lower in quality, value, or character; to make base, degrade; to adulterate. adulterize1593 transitive. To corrupt, debase, adulterate. rare. compass1594 To adulterate or sophisticate (wine, etc.). sophisticate1604 To corrupt or spoil by admixture of some baser principle or quality; to render less genuine or honest. allay1634 transitive. To mix with something inferior; to adulterate. Cf. allay, v.1 12. rare. huckster1642 transitive. To traffic in, in a petty way; to retail or expose for sale (esp. in small quantities); to bargain over. Also, to adulterate. literal and… hucksterize1646 transitive. To deal with as a huckster; to adulterate. cauponize1652 transitive. To traffic in like a retail dealer or tavern-keeper; to mix and adulterate for gain. alloy1661 transitive. To qualify or diminish (a pleasure, feeling, etc.) by the admixture of something unpleasant; to contaminate or adulterate. balderdash1674 To make a jumbled mixture of (liquors); to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate. impurify1693 transitive. To render impure. doctor1726 transitive. (a) To adulterate or dilute (alcoholic drink). Now rare. (b) To add alcohol, a drug, or another harmful substance to (food or drink)… vitiate1728 To adulterate. Obsolete. rare. sand1851 To intermix sand with (sugar, wool, etc.) for purposes of fraud. dope1898 To treat with an adulterant, etc.; to ‘doctor’. Subcategories:— specific with a drug (2) — specific soot (1) — in order to increase weight (2) |
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