"adulter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adulters [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adulter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|adulter}} Latin adulter Head templates: {{en-noun}} adulter (plural adulters)
  1. (now rare) An adulterer, especially a male one. Tags: archaic Derived forms: adulteress, adultress Translations (adulterer): зрадник (alt: у шлюбі) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-adulter-en-noun-ug8SHUst Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 30 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 17 8 2 2 3 22 8 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 12 6 1 1 2 34 6 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 49 32 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: adulters [present, singular, third-person], adultering [participle, present], adultered [participle, past], adultered [past]
Etymology: From Latin adulterō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|adulterō}} Latin adulterō Head templates: {{en-verb}} adulter (third-person singular simple present adulters, present participle adultering, simple past and past participle adultered), {{tlb|en|now|rare}} (now rare)
  1. To commit adultery. Tags: archaic Translations (to commit adultery): зрадити (alt: у шлюбі) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-adulter-en-verb-JbEoGL2x Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 12 6 1 1 2 34 6 5 2 Disambiguation of 'to commit adultery': 93 7
  2. To pollute something; to adulterate. Tags: archaic Translations (adulterate): забруднити (zabrudnyty) (Ukrainian), зпоганити (zpohanyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-adulter-en-verb-bDynj73d Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 39 18 Synonyms: adulterize, bastardize, sophisticate, abase [obsolete], adulter [rare], adulterate, adulterize [uncommon], alloy, balderdash [archaic], corrupt, bastardize, dash [dated], dilute, embase [archaic], sophisticate [figuratively] Disambiguation of 'adulterate': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adulterer
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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