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adjective

Definition of adulteratednext
as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances the outbreak of food poisoning was traced to adulterated ground beef

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verb

past tense of adulterate
as in diluted
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the company was fined for adulterating its "all beef" frankfurters with cereal

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