Defn: To commit adultery. [Obs.]
ADULTERATE
A*dul"ter*ate, a.
1. Tainted with adultery.
2. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated;
spurious.
— A*dul"ter*ate*ly, adv.
— A*dul"ter*ate*ness, n.
ADULTERATION
A*dul`ter*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. adulteratio.]
1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture. The shameless adulteration of the coin. Prescott.
2. An adulterated state or product.
ADULTERATOR
A*dul"ter*a`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who adulterates or corrupts. [R.] Cudworth.
ADULTERER A*dul"ter*er, n. Etym: [Formed fr. the verb adulter, with the E. ending -er. See Advoutrer.]