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truailligh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adulterate adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
  • contaminate verb To make something impure, dirty, or unsafe by introducing a harmful substance.
  • corrupt adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.
  • debase verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
  • deprave verb To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
  • desecrate verb To treat something sacred with disrespect or damage it in a way that violates its holiness.
  • poison noun A substance that can injure or kill a living thing if it enters the body.
  • pollute verb To make air, water, or land dirty or harmful, usually by adding waste or chemicals.
  • taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

truailligh is used for these senses in English:

  • adulterate (transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
  • contaminate (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
  • corrupt (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
  • debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
  • deprave (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
  • desecrate (transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
  • pollute (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

adulterate — full definition

  1. adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
  2. adj Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.

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