transcription, транскрипция: [ ədʌltəreɪt ]
( 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
• adul‧tera‧tion
...the adulteration of tobacco.
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