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adulterate
a.dul.ter.ate  AHD[…-d¾l“t…-r³t”]   DJ[*6dJlt*7re!t]  KK[*6dJlt*7ret]AHD[-t…r-¹t]
v.tr.（及物动词）  a.dul.ter.at.ed,a.dul.ter.at.ing,a.dul.ter.ates
    To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
    掺杂：加入外来的，不当的或低等的成分使变得不纯
adj.（形容词）
1.Spurious; adulterated.
    伪造的；掺杂的
2.Adulterous.
    通奸的
ORIGIN
Latinadulter³re  adulter³t- [to pollute] * see  al-¹
    拉丁语adulter³re  adulter³t- [污染] *参见 al-¹
DERIVATIVES
▪adul”tera“tion  n.（名词）
▪adul“tera”tor  n.（名词）
SYNONYMS
1.adulterate,debase,doctor,load,sophisticate
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to make impure or inferior by adding foreign substances, especially by way of fraudulently increasing weight or quantity”:
    这些动词所共有的中心意思为“加入外来物质，特别是通过欺骗性地增加重量或数量使变得不纯或低等”：
    alcohol sophisticated with ether.
    掺有乙醚的酒精