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doctor vs adulterate

adulterate vs doctor

doctor is a noun but adulterate is not a noun.

doctor is not an adjective while adulterate is an adjective.

doctor and adulterate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
doctor Yes No Yes No
adulterate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, adulterate is a hypernym of doctor; that is, adulterate is a word with a broader meaning than doctor:
  • doctor: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
  • adulterate: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Other hypernyms of doctor include debase, dilute, load, stretch.
doctor (noun) adulterate (noun)
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
a licensed medical practitioner
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
doctor (adjective) adulterate (adjective)
mixed with impurities
doctor (verb) adulterate (verb)
give medical treatment to corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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