Devaluate vs Adulterate - What's the difference?
devaluate | adulterate |
To reduce in value.
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Tending to commit adultery.
* , I.v.
Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
To corrupt.
To spoil by adding impurities.
* Spectator
To commit adultery.
To defile by adultery.
As verbs the difference between devaluate and adulterate
is that devaluate is to reduce in value while adulterate is to corrupt.As an adjective adulterate is
tending to commit adultery.devaluate
English
Verb
(devaluat)citation
adulterate
English
(wikipedia adulterate)Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.
Verb
(adulterat)- to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.
- The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words.
- (Milton)
