adulterize

== English == === Alternative forms === adulterise (UK) === Etymology === From adultery +‎ -ize. === Verb === adulterize (third-person singular simple present adulterizes, present participle adulterizing, simple past and past participle adulterized) (intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery. ca 1644, John Milton, "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce", Book II, Chap. 18. (ambitransitive, uncommon) To adulterate. Synonyms: adulter, bastardize, sophisticate; see also Thesaurus:adulterate ==== Related terms ==== adulterate === References === “adulterize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.