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adulterar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adulterate adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
  • 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

  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.

doctor — full definition

  1. noun A person trained and licensed to treat sick or injured people.
  2. noun A person who holds a doctorate, such as a PhD.
  3. verb To alter something, often dishonestly, to change how it appears.
  4. verb To add something harmful or unwanted to food or drink.

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