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Adulterating   Listen
adjective
adulterating  adj.  
1.
Making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; of impurities. "The adulterating effect of extraneous materials". Antonym: purifying.
Synonyms: adulterant
2.
Making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; of people.
Synonyms: adulterant.






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"Adulterating" Quotes from Famous Books



... with surprising, gentle dignity; so Betty went off rather abashed, and avenged herself by adulterating the holy man's innutritious food with Mrs. Gaunt's good gravy; while he prayed fervently for her eternal weal among the flowers she ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 • Various

... the Patriot this estimate of their product: "No less than three children have been poisoned by eating their canned vegetables, and J. O. Adams, the senior member of the firm, was run out of Kansas City for adulterating codfish balls. It pays to advertise." Here is the editorial in which the editor first announces his campaign: "Our worthy mayor, Colonel Henry Stutty, died this morning after an illness of about five minutes, brought on by carrying a bouquet to Mrs. Eli Watts just as Eli ...
— Rolling Stones • O. Henry

... of her struggling artist. She stayed several days, to open the little shop, and start the business. She advertised pure milk, and challenged scientific analysis of everything she sold. This came of her being a reader; she knew, by the journals, that we live in a sinful and adulterating generation, and anything pure must be a godsend to the poor ...
— A Simpleton • Charles Reade

... minds; and, what is more, have really had minds to make up; who have said, day after day, fine, humorous, tender, illuminating things; who have loved life better than routine, and ideas-better than success; who have really enriched the blood of the world, instead of feebly adulterating it; who have given their companions zest and joy, trenchant memories and eager emotions: but the whole process has been so delicate, so evasive, so informal, that it seems impossible to recapture the charm in heavy words. A ...
— The Silent Isle • Arthur Christopher Benson



Words linked to "Adulterating" :   foreign, adulterant



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