- adulterate (v.)
[adulterate 词源字典]
- 1530s, back-formation from adulteration, or else from Latin adulteratus, past participle of adulterare "to falsify, corrupt," also "to commit adultery." Earlier verb was adulter (late 14c.). Related: Adulterated; adulterating.[adulterate etymology, adulterate origin, 英语词源]