contaminate
IPA: kʌntˈæmʌneɪt
verb
- (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
- (transitive) To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
- (transitive) To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
- To infect, often with bad objects
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Examples of "contaminate" in Sentences
- The men contaminated the place.
- The city contaminated the place.
- The air contaminated the freshness.
- The food sold to the students were prepared with contaminated water.
- The doctor discovers that the water is contaminated by the local tannery.
- The colour of the contaminated water supplied to these areas is worse to urine.