adulterated

Verb

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• simple past and past participle of adulterate

Adjective Satellite

• mixed with impurities

Adj

• Intentionally tainted with impurities (usually as motivated by cheapening the production of a food product or enhancing the psychotropic effects of a street drug).

Examples

• Heroin is often adulterated with fentanyl.
• The problem of adulterated milk has periodically reemerged as a public health menace, from New York in the 1850s to China in 2008.

Synonyms

adulterate, debase, debased, dilute, load, stretch

Related Words

adulterant

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