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ADULTERATING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials

Example:

the adulterating effect of extraneous materials

Synonyms:

adulterant; adulterating

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

extraneous; foreign (not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source)

Antonym:

purifying (freeing from noxious matter)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb adulterate

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