alloying

Verb

alloy (third-person singular simple present alloys, present participle alloying, simple past and past participle alloyed)

1. (transitive) To mix or combine; often used of metals.
2. (transitive) To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
   • to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
3. (figuratively, transitive) To impair or debase by mixture.
   • to alloy pleasure with misfortunes

   Synonyms:

   abase, bastardize, sophisticate, adulter, adulterate, adulterize, balderdash, corrupt, dash, dilute

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