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contaminate

/kən'tæmɪ,neɪt/

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verb
make impure
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Similar:

foul pollute

type of:
grime begrime bemire soil colly dirty
verb
make radioactive by adding radioactive material
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"Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"
Opposite:

decontaminate

type of:
modify change alter

Definition that contains contaminate

dirty contaminated with infecting organisms
infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism
taint contaminate with a disease or microorganism
pestiferous contaminated with infecting organisms
mercury-contaminated contaminated by mercury