adulterate

1. Tending to commit adultery.
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):

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     Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,

     With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts-

     O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power

     So to seduce!- won to his shameful lust

     The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.

2. Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
   • 1641, John Milton, Of Prelatical Episcopacy.

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adulterate (adulterates, present participle adulterating; past and past participle adulterated)

1. To corrupt.
   • 1692, John Milton, A Defence of the People of England, in Answer to Salmasius's Defence of the King, tr. of Defensio pro Populo Anglicano, Ch. XII.

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2. To spoil by adding impurities.

   to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.

   • Spectator

     The present war has […] adulterated our tongue with strange words.

3. To commit adultery.
4. To defile by adultery.
   • 1649 February, John Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates.

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• debase

• German: verfälschen, verderben, verunreinigen, verschlechtern, panschen, abwandeln, verschneiden, korrumpieren
• Italian: adulterare
• Portuguese: adulterar
• Russian: по́ртить
• Spanish: adulterar

• Russian: разбавля́ть

• Russian: прелюбоде́йствовать