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contaminate - Dictionary definition and meaning for contaminate

CONTAMINATE

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  • (verb) make impure

    "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

    synonyms : foul , pollute
  • (verb) make radioactive by adding radioactive material

    "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

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Mnemonics for contaminate

Origin

  • < Latin contaminat-, past participle of contaminare < contamen, literally "touching with" < tangere "to touch"] added by bimal03

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