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Contaminate

Contaminate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Contaminate? [v] make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" [v] make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Contaminate: foul \| pollute Related Terms \| Find terms related to Contaminate: activate \| adulterate \| alloy \| bastardize \| befoul \| benasty \| canker \| charge \| cheapen \| coarsen \| confound \| corrupt \| cut \| debase \| debauch \| defile \| deflower \| degenerate \| degrade \| denaturalize \| denature \| deprave \| desecrate \| despoil \| devalue \| dilute \| dirty \| disease \| distort \| doctor \| doctor up \| fortify \| foul \| harm \| infect \| injure \| irradiate \| lace \| mess \| mess up \| misuse \| nasty \| pervert \| poison \| pollute \| prostitute \| radiumize \| ravage \| ravish \| rot \| soil \| spike \| spoil \| stain \| sully \| taint \| tamper with \| tarnish \| twist \| ulcerate \| violate \| vitiate \| vulgarize \| warp \| water \| water down See Also \| alter \| begrime \| bemire \| change \| colly \| dirty \| grime \| infect \| soil \| taint Contaminate In Webster's Dictionary \Contam"inate\ (k[o^]nt[a^]m"[i^]n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See {Contact}.] To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes? --Shak. I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. --Goldsmith. Syn: To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain; corrupt. \Contam"inate\ (-n[asl]t), a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. ``Contaminate drink.'' --Daniel.

Contaminate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contaminate?

[v] make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
[v] make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contaminate: foul | pollute

Contaminate In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tam"i*nate\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to
bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion,
for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See
{Contact}.]
To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully;
to taint; to pollute; to defile.

      Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes?
                                               --Shak.

      I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor
      virtue contaminated.                     --Goldsmith.

Syn: To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain;
     corrupt.


\Con*tam"i*nate\ (-n[asl]t), a.
Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. ``Contaminate
drink.'' --Daniel.

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