adulterize

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adulterize

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From adultery + -ize.

verb adulterizes · adulterizing · adulterized · adulterise

intransitive To commit adultery. ca 1644, John Milton, "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce", Book II, Chap. 18. Nevertheleſs, as I find that Grotius on this place hath obſerved the Chriſtian emperors, Theodoſius the IId and Juſtinian, men of high wiſdom and reputed piety, decreed it to be a divorcive fornication, if the wife at
ambitransitive, uncommon To adulterate.
Similar: adulter, bastardize, sophisticate, abase, adulterate, adulterize, alloy, balderdash, corrupt, dash, dilute, embase

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@misc{adulterize_2026,
  title = {adulterize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adulterize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}