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   A·dul·ter·ate

   /əˈdəltəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one: "the meat was ground fine and adulterated with potato flour"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin adulterat- ‘corrupted’, from the verb adulterare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adulterator noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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