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Adulterate vs Adulate - What's the difference?

adulterate | adulate |

As verbs the difference between adulterate and adulate

is that adulterate is to corrupt while adulate is to flatter effusively.

As an adjective adulterate

is tending to commit adultery.

adulterate

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to commit adultery.
  • * , I.v.
  • 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.
  • Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
  • Verb

    (adulterat)
  • To corrupt.
  • To spoil by adding impurities.
  • to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.
  • * Spectator
  • The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words.
  • To commit adultery.
  • To defile by adultery.
  • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * debase

    Derived terms

    * adulterant * adulteration

    References

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    adulate

    English

    Verb

    (adulat)
  • To flatter effusively
  • Derived terms

    * adulation * adulator * adulatory ----