Adulterate vs Substituents - What's the difference?

As an adjective adulterate

is tending to commit adultery.

is to corrupt.

(wikipedia adulterate)

(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.

(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)

* debase

* adulterant * adulteration

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