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Vocabulary Spotlight

Adulterate

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: मिलावट करना (Milawat karna) – To make something impure by adding inferior or harmful substances.

Pronunciation

[uh-duhl-tuh-reyt]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Contaminate – दूषित करना (dushit karna)
Dilute – पतला करना (patla karna)

Related Words

Impurity – अशुद्धता (ashuddhata)
Pollute – प्रदूषित करना (pradooshit karna)

Word Origin

“Adulterate” Latin shabd “adulterare” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “to corrupt”. English mein iska istemaal 16th century se ho raha hai.

Word Family

Verb: Adulterate – मिलावट करना (milawat karna)

Noun: Adulteration – मिलावट (milawat)

Adjective: Adulterated – मिलावटी (milavati)

Usage Examples

1. Usne paani ko milk mein adulterate kiya.

– He adulterated the milk with water.

2. Adulterate ki gayi cheezon se health ko nuksan ho sakta hai.

– Adulterated items can harm health.

Cultural Note

India mein, food adulteration ek bada issue hai, aur health authorities is par strict laws enforce kar rahi hain.

In Context

“Adulterate” ka use zyada tar food items aur drinks ke liye hota hai jab inmein harmful ya cheap substances milaye jaate hain.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Adulterate” ka matlab kya hai?

Purify (शुद्ध करना)
Consume (उपयोग करना)
Contaminate (दूषित करना)
Remove (हटाना)

‘Contaminate’ sahi jawab hai, kyunki adulterate ka matlab hai kisi cheez ko inferior ya harmful substance se mix karna.

“Adulterate” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
French (फ्रेंच)
Greek (ग्रीक)
Spanish (स्पैनिश)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai, kyunki “adulterate” Latin ke shabd “adulterare” se aaya hai.

Adulterate ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Mix (मिलाना)
Add (जोड़ना)
Dilute (पतला करना)
Purify (शुद्ध करना)

‘Purify’ sahi jawab hai, kyunki adulterate ka matlab hai kisi cheez ko impure karna aur iska opposite shuddh banana hai.