ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADULTERATE
From Latin adulterāre to corrupt, commit adultery, probably from alter another, hence to approach another, commit adultery.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ADULTERATE
PRESENT
Present
I adulterate
you adulterate
he/she/it adulterates
we adulterate
you adulterate
they adulterate
Present continuous
I am adulterating
you are adulterating
he/she/it is adulterating
we are adulterating
you are adulterating
they are adulterating
Present perfect
I have adulterated
you have adulterated
he/she/it has adulterated
we have adulterated
you have adulterated
they have adulterated
Present perfect continuous
I have been adulterating
you have been adulterating
he/she/it has been adulterating
we have been adulterating
you have been adulterating
they have been adulterating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I adulterated
you adulterated
he/she/it adulterated
we adulterated
you adulterated
they adulterated
Past continuous
I was adulterating
you were adulterating
he/she/it was adulterating
we were adulterating
you were adulterating
they were adulterating
Past perfect
I had adulterated
you had adulterated
he/she/it had adulterated
we had adulterated
you had adulterated
they had adulterated
Past perfect continuous
I had been adulterating
you had been adulterating
he/she/it had been adulterating
we had been adulterating
you had been adulterating
they had been adulterating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will adulterate
you will adulterate
he/she/it will adulterate
we will adulterate
you will adulterate
they will adulterate
Future continuous
I will be adulterating
you will be adulterating
he/she/it will be adulterating
we will be adulterating
you will be adulterating
they will be adulterating
Future perfect
I will have adulterated
you will have adulterated
he/she/it will have adulterated
we will have adulterated
you will have adulterated
they will have adulterated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been adulterating
you will have been adulterating
he/she/it will have been adulterating
we will have been adulterating
you will have been adulterating
they will have been adulterating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would adulterate
you would adulterate
he/she/it would adulterate
we would adulterate
you would adulterate
they would adulterate
Conditional continuous
I would be adulterating
you would be adulterating
he/she/it would be adulterating
we would be adulterating
you would be adulterating
they would be adulterating
Conditional perfect
I would have adulterate
you would have adulterate
he/she/it would have adulterate
we would have adulterate
you would have adulterate
they would have adulterate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been adulterating
you would have been adulterating
he/she/it would have been adulterating
we would have been adulterating
you would have been adulterating
they would have been adulterating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you adulterate
we let´s adulterate
you adulterate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
adulterated
Present Participle
adulterating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADULTERATE»
Discover the use of
adulterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
adulterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
tage of constitution, chat it should not at all adulterate the images of his mind; yet
this second nature would alter the crasis of his understanding. Glanville's Scepsis
Scicntifca. The present war has so adulterated our tongue with strange words, ...
'adulterate' carries a suggestion of 'adulterous'. Compare Samuel Brandon, The
Virtuous Octavia (1598), 'Antonius to Octavia' (MSR, lines 901–904): 'O how can
he be ever brought, / To thinke another true: / Who through the guilt of his owne ...
William Shakespeare, G. Blakemore Evans, 2006
5 false adulterate eyes eyes (I persons) that see and interpret falsely because
they themselves are wantonly corrupt (i.e. they interpret what they see in terms of
their own corruption; compare lines 8 and 12). 'adulterate' carries a suggestion of
...
William Shakespeare, G. Blakemore Evans, 2006
4
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Thy Clarence he is dead that stabb'd my Edward; And the beholders of this
tragick play, The adulterate Hastings', Rivers, Vaughan, Grey, Untimely smother'd
in their dusky gaves. Richard yet lives, hell's black intelligencer; Only reserv'd
their ...
William Shakespeare, 1821
5
Physic and its Phases; or, the rule of right and the reign ...
Few to the world their honest thoughts avow, That mean word “ Policy” robs
justice now; And woe to him who lifts a threatening hand Against the dire
corruption of the land! All new is hollow or adulterate here, Bone-dust in bread,
and cocculus ...
6
King Henry VI, part 3. Dissertation on the three parts of ...
Thy Clarence he is dead, that stabb'd my Edward; And the beholders of this
tragick play, The adulterate Hastings,4 Rivers, Vaughan, Grey, Untimely sinother'
d in their dusky graves. Richard yet lives, hell's black intelligencer; Only reserv'd
their ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
7
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Sbakejpeare. 2. To corrupt by some foreign admixture; to contaminate.—
Common pot-ashes, bought of them that sell it in (hops, who are not so foolishly
knavish as to adulterate them with salt-petfe, which is much dearer than potashes
. Boyle.
8
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes : with ...
0 Thy Clarence he is dead, that stabb'd my Edward ; And the beholders of this
tragick play, The adulterate Hastings,* Tlivers, Vaughan, Grey, Untimely smother'
d in their dusky graves. Richard yet lives, hell's black intelligencer; Only reserv'd ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson, 1793
9
The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: With ...
Thy Clarence he is dead, that stabb'd my Edward ; And the beholders of this
tragic play, 8 The adulterate Hastings, Rivers, Vaughan, Grey, Untimely fmother'd
in their dusky graves. Richard yet lives, hell's black intelligencer j Only referv'd
their ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
10
King Henry VI, part 3; King Richard III
Thy Clarence he is dead, that stabb'd my Edward; And the beholders of this
tragick play, The adulterate Hastings,* Rivers, Vaughan, Grey, Untimely smother'
d in their dusky graves. Richard yet lives, hell's black intelligencer ; Only reserv'd
their ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, 1813
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADULTERATE»
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adulterate is used in the context of the following news items.
WILD COOT: How you know? Baffling
Take for instance most professors of Christianity eat pork, shellfish, gamble, 'adulterate', fornicate (legally accepted), engage in polygamy, etc, ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
Fake and deadly
... is our government settles for fines and confiscations but not a publicized trial, conviction and imprisonment of people who adulterate food and ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
Banning Killer Ogogoro In Rivers
Now, because of the corrupt nature of the Nigerian society, people now begin to adulterate just like any other product. In the soap making ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
Ravenous for reform
This is a big mistake: eggs brim with protein and are hard to adulterate, unlike milk, which in India may be illicitly mixed with glucose, cooking ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
Going sour: sweet words in slang
In standard usage, to “sweeten” is to adulterate with sugar; its slang definitions include to bribe, to flatter, or to mollify (typically a con man's ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
Legal, Regulatory Forum Covers Spectrum of Supplement Issues
... and act against new steroids and analogs that often adulterate products marketed as dietary supplements and hurt the industry's reputation. «Natural Products INSIDER, Jul 15»
Peas out: Barack Obama joins online outcry against guacamole recipe
First Trump, now this: Mexican culture takes another battering with the plot to adulterate guacamole with peas. Photograph: Heath ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Poisonous food
Moreover, unscrupulous traders adulterate food to increase the margin of profit. Freshwater fish contains mercury from industrial effluents; ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
Manhunt on for 3 Gujarat dealers | Mumbai NYOOOZ
The chemicals were smuggled into Mumbai and supplied to Atiq, who used to adulterate the methanol and sell it to hooch brewers,`` an officer ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
Tipplers in Mumbai stay off tequila over adulteration fears
He accepted that much of the tequila is sourced from the grey market, where suppliers often adulterate it with raw spirit. He said demand will ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
