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contaminate

[ verb kuhn-tam-uh-neyt; noun adjective kuhn-tam-uh-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with object)

contaminated, contaminating.
  1. to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.:

    to contaminate a lake with sewage.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to:

    to contaminate a laboratory.



noun

  1. something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant.

adjective

  1. Obsolete. contaminated.

contaminate

verb

  1. to make impure, esp by touching or mixing; pollute
  2. to make radioactive by the addition of radioactive material
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. archaic.
    contaminated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈٲԲپ, adjective
  • DzˈٲԲ, adjective
  • DzˈٲˌԲٴǰ, noun
  • DzˈٲԲԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٲi·Բ· adjective
  • Dz·ٲi·Բt adjective
  • Dz·ٲi·Բtǰ noun
  • Dz·ٲi·Դdzܲ adjective
  • nonDz·ٲi·Բ· adjective
  • nonDz·ٲi·Բt adjective
  • cDz·ٲi·Բٱ verb (used with object) recontaminated recontaminating
  • -Dz·ٲi·ԲiԲ adjective
  • unDz·ٲi·Բ· adjective
  • ܲcDz·ٲi·Բe adjective
  • unDz·ٲi·Բt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contaminate1

1375–1425; late Middle English contaminaten < Latin DzԳ峾ٳܲ, past participle of DzԳ峾 to defile, spoil, equivalent to con- con- + -峾Բ, verbal derivative of *峾 something touched < *tag-s-men, equivalent to tag-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -s-men resultative noun suffix; examen
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contaminate1

C15: from Latin DzԳٲ to defile; related to Latin contingere to touch
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Example Sentences

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Thousands more sites are thought to be contaminated across Europe, and the Crown Dependency of Jersey has become a focal point for efforts to tackle the impacts.

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The stench of the contaminated Tijuana River wafted in the morning air as Jasso hauled out a plastic shelving unit from the canopy.

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Pushed on why he did not do more while in office, Welby said police told him "under no circumstances are you to get involved because you will contaminate our enquiry".

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Trump has set out to radically reshape American culture, which he says has been contaminated by "woke" left-wing ideology.

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C. auris spreads through direct contact with colonized or infected individuals, contaminated surfaces and medical equipment.

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