All 3 Uses
adulterate
in
Walk Two Moons
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- I don't suppose you have any unadulterated vegetables?
p. 149.1 *unadulterated = pure (without anything added)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unadulterated means not and reverses the meaning of adulterated. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Unadulterated?†
p. 149.1unadulterated = pure or completestandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unadulterated means not and reverses the meaning of adulterated. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- I can eat unadulterated vegetables.†
p. 149.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(adulterate) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)