noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of adulterating. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) wordnet
3. 3
   The condition of being adulterated. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating wordnet

Synonyms

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debasementabasementcontaminationcorruptioncuttingdebauchment

Antonyms

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purification

Etymology

From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.

Related phrases

economically motivated adulteration

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