adulterate
Example Sentences
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It is one thing to alter the competition, another to adulterate or corrupt it - La Liga accepts the first suggestion, but not the second.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
Now, he can rest easy: There's no economic incentive to adulterate his product.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
Little five-spice seasoning or herbs adulterate this meat.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021
Shady dealers along the supply chain frequently adulterate olive oil with low-grade vegetable oils and add artificial coloring.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2011
Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; Ð applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
