Meanings
plural adulterations
- countableuncountableThe process of adulterating.
Synonyms: defilement, perversion, pollution, contamination, defedation, defilement, pollution, sophistication · Antonyms: purification
- countableuncountableThe condition of being adulterated.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of adulterating.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbeing mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinadulterātĭō
- Middle Frenchadulteration
- Englishadulteration
From Middle French adulteration and its etymon Latin adulterātĭō. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 攙雜 /搀杂, 摻雜 /掺杂
- 攙雜 /搀杂 (chānzá)process of adulterating
- 摻雜 /掺杂 (chānzá)process of adulterating
- 攙假 /搀假 (chānjiǎ)process of adulterating
- 摻假 /掺假 (chānjiǎ)process of adulterating
Hindi मिलावट
- मिलावट (milāvaṭ)process of adulterating
Portuguese adulteração
- adulteraçãoprocess of adulterating
Spanish adulteración
- adulteraciónprocess of adulterating
Turkish katıştırma, tağşiş
- katıştırmaprocess of adulterating
- tağşişprocess of adulterating
- hileprocess of adulterating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with adulteration
Cite this entry
adulteration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulteration
“adulteration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulteration. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adulteration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulteration.
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