adulterar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adulterate adj Made less pure because another substance has been mixed into it.
- doctor noun A person trained and licensed to treat sick or injured people.
- tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
Senses
adulterar is used for these senses in English:
- adulterate (transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
- cook the books (idiomatic, by extension) To falsify an account of an event.
- tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
adulterate — full definition
- adj Made less pure because another substance has been mixed into it.
- adj (dated) Connected with, or resulting from, an affair with someone other than your spouse.
doctor — full definition
- noun A person trained and licensed to treat sick or injured people.
- noun A person who holds a doctorate, such as a PhD.
- verb To alter something, often dishonestly, to change how it appears.
- verb To add something harmful or unwanted to food or drink.
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