make+impure
61adulterate — a•dul•ter•ate v. [[t]əˈdʌl təˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] tər ɪt, təˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) to debase or make impure by adding inferior, alien, or less desirable materials or elements 2) adulterated 3) adulterous • Etymology: 1580–90; < L …
62contaminate — con•tam•i•nate v. [[t]kənˈtæm əˌneɪt[/t]] n., adj. [[t] nɪt, ˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, n. adj. 1) to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.; pollute; taint: to contaminate a lake with sewage[/ex] 2) …
63maculate — To stain or make impure …
64adulterate — verb (t) /əˈdʌltəreɪt / (say uh dultuhrayt) (adulterated, adulterating) 1. to debase by adding inferior materials or elements; make impure by admixture; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production or marketing of (any… …
65adulterate — [v] alter or debase, often for profit alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, blend, cheapen, commingle, contaminate, cook, corrupt, cut*, defile, degrade, denature, depreciate, deteriorate, devalue, dilute, dissolve, doctor*, doctor up*, falsify, impair,… …
66sophisticate — [sə fis′tə kāt΄; ] for n., usually [, sə fis′təkit] vt. sophisticated, sophisticating [ME sophisticaten < ML sophisticatus, pp. of sophisticare < L sophisticus: see SOPHISTICAL] 1. to change from being natural, simple, artless, etc. to… …
67doctor up — verb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive Sophisticate rose water with geraniol • Syn: ↑sophisticate, ↑doctor • Hypernyms: ↑load, ↑adulterate, ↑stretch, ↑dilute, ↑ …
68con|tam|i|nate — «verb. kuhn TAM uh nayt; adjective. kuhn TAM uh nayt, niht», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective. –v.t. to make impure by contact; defile; pollute: »Filth from the swarming flies contaminated the milk. Drinking water is contaminated when sewage… …
69613 Mitzvot — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …
70purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …
