French Conversation · Level 63
76 words
French word
adultérer
Pronunciation
IPA/adylteʁe/
Meaning
- verbadulterate
Example
Le producteur a adultéré l'huile d'olive.
The producer adulterated the olive oil.
More examples
Le fabricant a adultéré le miel pour augmenter le volume.
The manufacturer adulterated the honey to increase the volume.
Core concept
A trusted food product contains a hidden foreign substance that lowers its quality and authenticity.
Common phrases
adultérer le miel
adulterate honey
adultérer un jus
adulterate juice
Similar words
mélanger: Mix substances or objects together.
contaminer: Introduce harmful substances or germs into something's interior.
Definition in French
Rendre impur un produit en y mélangeant une substance étrangère.
Word origin
The French verb continues Latin adulterare, whose sense of altering something with another substance developed into the idea of making a product impure.
Usage tips
- Adultérer is formal and is especially common in legal, scientific, and food-quality contexts rather than casual conversation.
Opposites
- assainirpurifyverb
Related words
- adultérationadulterationnoun