 contaminate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make impure | |
| Synonyms: | foul pollute | |
| Examples: | "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" |
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| Related terms: | dirty infect pollution befoulment pollutant contaminant defiler | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make radioactive by adding radioactive material | |
| Examples: | "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" |
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| Related terms: | decontaminate change contaminant | |
| Similar spelling: |
contaminated contaminative contaminant contaminating contamination continuant continue continuance contemplate contained container continent continual continued contemplative continency continence contingent contingence continental continually containment contingency containerise containerful continuation continuo containerize containerised contempt containership contemplation contingent_on containerized continuum |
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