adulterate
SUBSTANCE FOUND WITHIN OTHER SUBSTANCES, ALTHOUGH NOT ALLOWED FOR LEGAL OR OTHER REASONS
Adulteration; Adulteration of food; Adulteration of Food; Food adulteration; Adulterated; Food adulterant; Adulterate; Adulterants; Chemical contaminant; Chemical intrusion; Product adulteration
(adulterates, adulterating, adulterated)
If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it.
The food had been adulterated to increase its weight...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
• adulteration
...the adulteration of tobacco.
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