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    contaminate
    /kənˈtamɪneɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance: "the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTAMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Contaminate means to make something less pure or make it poisonous. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as environment, food, water, and health, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › contaminateContaminate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Contaminate means to make impure or unclean by contact or association with something harmful or unpleasant. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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    to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. Synonyms: corrupt, poison, infect, taint, pollute, defile. to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTAMINATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Contaminate means to make something less pure or make it poisonous. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › contaminateContaminate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb contaminate means the same as pollute. Whether it’s food, air, or water, when you contaminate something, you make it impure or hazardous.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTAMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Contaminate means to make something dirty, harmful, or radioactive by contact or addition. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of contaminate and its related words.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › contaminatecontaminate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Contaminate means to make something dirty or no longer pure by adding a harmful or diseased substance. It can also mean to influence people's ideas or attitudes in a bad way. See the pronunciation, synonyms and usage notes of contaminate.

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