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Adulterating

verb/kˈæɾɪtʃˌaɪzᵻz/
Definition
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɾɪtʃˌaɪzᵻz/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈaɡeɪənz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈaɡeɪənz/
5 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɪtʃˌaɪzᵻz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
“adulterate liquor”
adjectivemaking impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
“the adulterating effect of extraneous materials”
Word Forms
adulterantadjectivemaking impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
adulterantnounany substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
adulteratornounany substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
dilutionnounweakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
debasementnounbeing mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
adulterateverbcorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verfälschend
durch Zugabe einer fremden oder minderwertigen Substanz verderben, entwürdigen oder unrein machen; oft durch den Ersatz wertvoller Inhaltsstoffe durch minderwertige
🇫🇷French
frelater
corrompre, avilir ou rendre impur en ajoutant une substance étrangère ou inférieure ; souvent en remplaçant des ingrédients précieux par des ingrédients de qualité inférieure
🇪🇸Spanish
adulterando
corromper, degradar o hacer impuro añadiendo una sustancia extraña o inferior; a menudo reemplazando ingredientes valiosos por otros inferiores
🇮🇹Italian
adulterante
corrompere, degradare o rendere impuro aggiungendo una sostanza estranea o inferiore; spesso sostituendo ingredienti preziosi con ingredienti inferiori
🇳🇱Dutch
vervalsen
bederven, verlagen of onzuiver maken door er een vreemde of inferieure substantie aan toe te voegen; vaak door waardevolle ingrediënten te vervangen door inferieure ingrediënten
🇵🇹Portuguese
adulterar
corromper, degradar ou tornar impuro adicionando uma substância estranha ou inferior; muitas vezes substituindo ingredientes valiosos por outros de qualidade inferior
🇷🇺Russian
фальсификация
испортить, унизить или сделать нечистым путем добавления постороннего или некачественного вещества; часто заменяя ценные ингредиенты худшими
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मिलावट
किसी विदेशी या घटिया पदार्थ को मिलाकर भ्रष्ट करना, ख़राब करना या अशुद्ध बनाना; अक्सर मूल्यवान सामग्री को घटिया सामग्री से बदलकर
🇧🇩Bengali
ভেজাল
একটি বিদেশী বা নিকৃষ্ট পদার্থ যোগ করে কলুষিত, অবজ্ঞা করা বা অপবিত্র করা; প্রায়ই নিম্নমানের সঙ্গে মূল্যবান উপাদান প্রতিস্থাপন দ্বারা
🇮🇳Tamil
கலப்படம்
ஒரு வெளிநாட்டு அல்லது தரக்குறைவான பொருளைச் சேர்ப்பதன் மூலம் ஊழல், தாழ்த்துதல் அல்லது தூய்மையற்றதாக ஆக்குதல்; பெரும்பாலும் மதிப்புமிக்க பொருட்களை தாழ்வான பொருட்களுடன் மாற்றுவதன் மூலம்
🇮🇳Telugu
కల్తీ
విదేశీ లేదా నాసిరకం పదార్థాన్ని జోడించడం ద్వారా అవినీతి, అధోకరణం లేదా అశుద్ధం; తరచుగా విలువైన పదార్ధాలను నాసిరకం వాటితో భర్తీ చేయడం ద్వారా
🇮🇳Marathi
भेसळ करणे
परदेशी किंवा निकृष्ट पदार्थ जोडून भ्रष्ट करणे, निकृष्ट करणे किंवा अशुद्ध करणे; बहुधा निकृष्ट घटकांसह मौल्यवान घटक बदलून
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભેળસેળ
વિદેશી અથવા હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા પદાર્થ ઉમેરીને ભ્રષ્ટ, અધમ અથવા અશુદ્ધ બનાવવું; ઘણીવાર મૂલ્યવાન ઘટકોને હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા ઘટકો સાથે બદલીને
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಲಬೆರಕೆ
ವಿದೇಶಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳದರ್ಜೆಯ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು, ಅವಮಾನಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅಶುದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വ്യഭിചാരം
വിദേശമോ താഴ്ന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം ചേർത്ത് അഴിമതി ചെയ്യുക, താഴ്ത്തുക, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അശുദ്ധമാക്കുക; പലപ്പോഴും വിലപിടിപ്പുള്ള ചേരുവകൾ പകരം നിലവാരം കുറഞ്ഞവ ഉപയോഗിച്ച്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਿਲਾਵਟ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਘਟੀਆ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ, ਘਟੀਆ, ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ; ਅਕਸਰ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਘਟੀਆ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਦਲ ਕੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
ملاوٹ
غیر ملکی یا کمتر مادہ شامل کر کے بدعنوان، ناپاک یا ناپاک بنانا؛ اکثر قیمتی اجزاء کو کمتر اجزاء سے بدل کر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
掺假
通过添加异物或劣质物质而腐败、贬低或变得不纯洁;通常用劣质原料替换有价值的原料
🇯🇵Japanese
混ぜ物をする
異物や粗悪な物質を加えて腐敗させたり、貶めたり、不純にしたりする。多くの場合、貴重な成分を劣った成分に置き換えることによって
🇰🇷Korean
불순하다
이물질이나 열등한 물질을 첨가하여 부패시키거나, 타락시키거나, 불순하게 만드는 것; 종종 귀중한 재료를 열등한 재료로 대체함으로써
🇻🇳Vietnamese
pha trộn
làm hư hỏng, làm mất giá trị hoặc làm ô uế bằng cách thêm chất lạ hoặc chất kém chất lượng; thường bằng cách thay thế các thành phần có giá trị bằng những thành phần kém chất lượng hơn
🇹🇭Thai
การเจือปน
ทุจริต ทำให้เสื่อมเสีย หรือทำให้ไม่บริสุทธิ์โดยการเติมสิ่งแปลกปลอมหรือด้อยคุณภาพลงไป บ่อยครั้งโดยการเปลี่ยนส่วนผสมอันทรงคุณค่าด้วยของด้อยคุณภาพ
🇮🇩Indonesian
memalsukan
merusak, merendahkan, atau mencemarkan dengan menambahkan bahan asing atau lebih rendah kualitasnya; seringkali dengan mengganti bahan-bahan yang berharga dengan bahan-bahan yang kualitasnya lebih rendah
🇵🇭Filipino
nangangalunya
tiwali, ibababa, o ginagawang hindi malinis sa pamamagitan ng pagdaragdag ng banyaga o mababang sangkap; madalas sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalit ng mahahalagang sangkap ng mas mababa
🇲🇾Malay
mencampuri
merosakkan, merendahkan, atau membuat najis dengan menambahkan bahan asing atau lebih rendah; selalunya dengan menggantikan bahan berharga dengan bahan yang lebih rendah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غش
إفساد أو تشويه أو جعل النجاسة بإضافة مادة غريبة أو أقل شأنا؛ في كثير من الأحيان عن طريق استبدال المكونات القيمة بمكونات أقل جودة
🇮🇷Persian
تقلب
با افزودن یک ماده خارجی یا پست، فاسد، تحقیر یا نجس می کند. اغلب با جایگزینی مواد با ارزش با مواد پایین تر
🇹🇷Turkish
zina yapan
yabancı veya kalitesiz bir madde ekleyerek bozmak, değerini düşürmek veya saflığını bozmak; genellikle değerli malzemeleri daha kalitesiz olanlarla değiştirerek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מבזה
להשחית, להשפיל או להפוך לטמאה על ידי הוספת חומר זר או נחות; לעתים קרובות על ידי החלפת מרכיבים יקרי ערך במרכיבים נחותים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'adulterating'?
The primary meaning of 'adulterating' is 'corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adulterating' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'adulterating' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'adulterating' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'adulterating' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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