adulterate
Dilute with fillers
To adulterate something is to make it impure by adding inferior or contaminating substances.
The word typically applies to food, drugs, or other products degraded for profit: The milk had been adulterated with water, adulterated heroin cut with fentanyl.
More broadly, to adulterate is to corrupt or debase something's quality or integrity.
Make impure harmfully
- taintMake impure
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
- contaminantsUnwelcome substances in something pure
pesticides · bacteria · pathogens · chemicals · effluent · sewage · hazardous · carcinogens
Diminish in worth
- degradeLower in standing
- devalueReduce perceived worth
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- vitiateTo invalidate or debase
compromise · impair · diminish · lower · worsen · deteriorate · depreciate · undermine
Reduced in strength
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- weakenedMade less capable
- cutSeverance or reduction
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
extended · reduced · attenuated · dilution · mixed · blended · strength · potency
pollute
Make impure harmfully
- taintMake impure
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
contaminants · pesticides · bacteria · pathogens · chemicals · effluent · sewage · hazardous · carcinogens · lead
cheapen
Diminish in worth
vitiate · compromise · impair · diminish · lower · worsen · deteriorate · depreciate · undermine · tarnish
watered-down
Reduced in strength
stretched · extended · reduced · attenuated · dilution · mixed · blended · strength · potency · concentrate
fake
Not the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- imitationCopy of the original
phony · sham · bogus · fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · misrepresent · falsify · mislabel · deceive
mislabel
Mark with incorrect information
- substituteReplacement for another
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- bulkingGaining size intentionally
extender · additive · inferior · cheap · shoddy · substandard · honey · milk · spices · saffron
adulteratepurify
Remove unwanted substances
unadulterated · cleanse · purge · filter · refine
adulterateenrich
Improve by adding value
fortify · strengthen · enhance · improve · concentrate
adulterateunadulterated
Completely unmixed, genuine
pure · untainted · uncontaminated · unalloyed · undiluted
- adulterated goodsProducts compromised by additives
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