Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; -- of impurities.
- adjective making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; -- of people.
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- verb Present participle of
adulterate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
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Examples
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Scientific conservatives can’t stand the idea of adulterating known truths by including potentially false ideas.
ENTANGLED MINDS DEAN RADIN 2006
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Scientific conservatives can’t stand the idea of adulterating known truths by including potentially false ideas.
ENTANGLED MINDS DEAN RADIN 2006
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Scientific conservatives can’t stand the idea of adulterating known truths by including potentially false ideas.
ENTANGLED MINDS DEAN RADIN 2006
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Drug users go to great lengths to beat these tests -- such as adulterating urine samples -- but today's drug tests are increasingly sophisticated and can identify true positives and negatives despite the attempts of those trying to cover up drug use.
Business Know-How Newsletter. Ideas to market and manage small businesses. 2010
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Chelsea's coach at the time, Jose Mourinho, accused the official of "adulterating" the outcome of a match.
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Chelsea's coach at the time, Jose Mourinho, accused the official of "adulterating" the outcome of a match.
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Felony violations include adulterating or misbranding a food, drug, or device, and putting an adulterated or misbranded food, drug, or device into interstate commerce.
William Marler: Prosecuting Those Who Poison William Marler 2011
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Felony violations include adulterating or misbranding a food, drug, or device, and putting an adulterated or misbranded food, drug, or device into interstate commerce.
William Marler: Prosecuting Those Who Poison William Marler 2011
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Yes, the Palestinians would ‘increase the birth rate’ by adulterating the civilization of Christendom with harems, honor killings and cousin-marriage, among other immoral practices.
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Election year politics have a way of adulterating the more important issues facing the country, even those issues that would seem to transcend the ideological divide.
Frank Stewart: Natural Gas' Role in 2012 Election Cycle Frank Stewart 2012
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