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    adulterate

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·dul·ter·ate /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ verb [transitive]  PUREto make food or drink less pure by adding another substance of lower quality to it 在〔饮食〕中掺入低劣杂质，给…掺假 → unadulterated —adulteration /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    adulterate• Try not to adulterate such healthy basics with too rich a dressing.    Origin adulterate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of adulterare, from ad- “to” + alter “other”
    a·dul·ter·ate verbChineseSyllable
    by adding Corpus another make or to drink food pure less


    adulterate
    a‧dul‧ter‧ate /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: past participle of adulterare, from ad- 'to' + alter 'other'
    to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance of lower quality to it ⇨ unadulterated
    —adulteration /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


    adul·ter·ateBrE /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they adulterate BrE /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it adulterates BrE /əˈdʌltəreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪts/ 🔊past simple adulterated BrE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle adulterated BrE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form adulterating BrE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈdʌltəreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to make food or drink less pure by adding another substance to it （在饮食中）掺杂，掺假 SYN contaminate  ➡  see also unadulterated (2) ▸ adul·ter·ation BrE /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]