adulterated

== English == === Etymology === The adjectival sense's relation to adultery is the common theme that corruption or pollution has occurred; more at adulterate. By surface analysis, adulterate +‎ -ed. === Adjective === adulterated (not comparable) Intentionally tainted with impurities (usually as motivated by cheapening the production of a food product or enhancing the psychotropic effects of a street drug). Near-synonyms: laced, tainted, contaminated ==== Related terms ==== adulterant ==== Translations ==== === Verb === adulterated simple past and past participle of adulterate