| Main Entry: | adulterate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alter or debase, often for profit |
Synonyms: |
alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, blend, cheapen, commingle, contaminate, cook, corrupt, cut*, defile, degrade, denature, depreciate, deteriorate, devalue, dilute, dissolve, doctor up, doctor*, falsify, impair, infiltrate, intermix, irrigate, lace, make impure, mingle, mix, phony up, plant*, pollute, shave, spike*, taint, thin, transfuse, vitiate, water down, weaken |
Antonyms: |
clarify, clean, cleanse, distill, filter, free, purify, refine |
| Main Entry: | dilute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make thinner; weaken |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, alter, attenuate, cook, cut, decrease, deliquesce, diffuse, diminish, doctor up, doctor*, irrigate, lace, lessen, liquefy, mitigate, mix, moderate, modify, needle, phony up, plant, qualify, reduce, shave, spike, temper, water, water down |
Antonyms: |
concentrate, strengthen, thicken |
| Main Entry: | disguise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mask; misrepresent |
Synonyms: |
affect, age, alter, antique, assume, beard, belie, camouflage, change, cloak, color, conceal, counterfeit, cover, cover up, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, doctor up, dress up, fake, falsify, feign, front, fudge, garble, gloss over, hide, make like, make up, masquerade, muffle, obfuscate, obscure, pretend, put on a false front, put on a front, put on an act, put up a front, redo, screen, secrete, sham, shroud, simulate, touch up, varnish, veil, wear cheaters, whitewash |
Antonyms: |
expose, open, represent, reveal, uncover, unmask |
| Main Entry: | improve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become better |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, amend, augment, better, boost, civilize, come around, convalesce, correct, cultivate, develop, doctor up, edit, elevate, emend, enhance, gain ground, help, increase, lift, look up, make strides, meliorate, mend, perk up, pick up*, polish, progress, promote, purify, raise, rally, recover, rectify, recuperate, refine, reform, revamp, revise, rise, set right, shape up, sharpen, skyrocket, straighten out, take off, touch up, turn the corner, update, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
damage, decline, decrease, diminish, harm, hurt, injure, weaken, worsen |
| Main Entry: | pervert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | twist, turn away from what is acceptable or correct |
Synonyms: |
abuse, adulterate, alloy, animalize, brainwash, color, corrupt, cut*, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, desecrate, distort, divert, doctor, doctor up, fake, falsify, fudge, garble, misconstrue, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, mistreat, misuse, outrage, phony up, prostitute, ruin, salt, seduce, spike, vitiate, warp, water* |
Antonyms: |
leave alone, straighten |
| Main Entry: | sophisticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adulterate |
Synonyms: |
alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, blend, cheapen, commingle, contaminate, cook, corrupt, cut*, debase, defile, degrade, denature, depreciate, deteriorate, devalue, dilute, dissolve, doctor up, doctor*, falsify, impair, infiltrate, intermix, irrigate, lace, load, make impure, mingle, mix, phony up, plant*, pollute, shave, spike*, taint, thin, transfuse, vitiate, water down, weaken |