Definition of contaminate Contaminate
/kʌntæˈmʌnejˌt/ - [kuntatmuneyt] - con•tam•i•nate
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| contaminate - make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" | ||
| decontaminate rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| contaminate - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" | ||
| pollute, foul | ||
| begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" | ||
| taint, infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- contaminate (v. t.)
To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. - contaminate (a.)
Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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contaminate
To introduce radioactive pollutants into the environment. -
contaminate
To make impure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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contaminate
kon-tam′i-nāt, v.t. to defile by touching or mixing with: to pollute: to corrupt: to infect.—adj. Contam′inable.—n. Contaminā′tion, pollution.—adj. Contam′inative. [L. contamināre, -ātum—contamen (for contagmen), pollution. See Contact.]
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🔤- contaminate, verb, present, 1st person singular of contaminate (infinitive).
- contaminate, verb (infinitive).
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