adulterating
AdjectiveSynonyms:
adulterant
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials“the adulterating effect of extraneous materials”Synonyms: adulterantSimilar extraneous, foreign
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
adulterating adjective
1. making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; — of impurities. the adulterating effect of extraneous materials purifying Syn. — adulterant
2. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; — of people. Syn. — adulterant.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5