adulterating
English Thesaurus
1. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)
| similar | : | extraneous, foreign, |
| definition | : | not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | purifying, |
| definition | : | freeing from noxious matter (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterator, |
| definition | : | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch, |
| definition | : | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change) |
| antonym | : | purifying, |
| definition | : | freeing from noxious matter (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adulterant, adulterator, |
| definition | : | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch, |
| definition | : | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change) |
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