adulterate
/ə'dəltə,reɪt/
verbadjective
10 letters4 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
ADJECTIVECorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.
“adulterate liquor”
1
Mixed with impurities.
WORD FORMS
Related formadulterant
Related formadulterator
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadulterateway
Starts & ends withA … E
Syllablesa · dul · ter · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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