contaminate

con·tam·i·nate  (kn-tm-nt)

tr.v. con·tam·i·nated, con·tam·i·nat·ing, con·tam·i·nates

1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture.

2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity.

n. (-nt)

One that contaminates; a contaminant.

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[Middle English contaminaten, from Latin contminre, contmint-; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tami·native adj.

con·tami·nator n.

Synonyms: contaminate, befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: Pesticides contaminated the lake. Mud befouled my shoes. Noxious fumes fouled the air. Drugs poisoned her mind. Exhaust polluted the air. Improper storage tainted the food.

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contaminate

vb [kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt] (tr)

1. to make impure, esp by touching or mixing; pollute

2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) to make radioactive by the addition of radioactive material

adj [kənˈtæmɪnɪt -ˌneɪt]

Archaic contaminated

[from Latin contamināre to defile; related to Latin contingere to touch]

contaminable  adj

contaminant  n

contaminative  adj

contaminator  n

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See: contamination.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contaminate - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" pollute, foul infect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	2.	contaminate - make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decontaminate - rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

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contaminate

verb pollute, infect, stain, corrupt, taint, sully, defile, adulterate, befoul, soil The fishing waters have been contaminated with toxic wastes.
clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize, disinfect, fumigate, decontaminate, deodorize, sanitize

Translations

contaminate [kənˈtæmɪneɪt] VT

1. (lit) → contaminar
to be contaminated by → contaminarse con or de

2. (fig) → corromper, contaminar

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contaminate [kənˈtæmɪneɪt] vt → contaminer

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contaminate

vt → verunreinigen, verschmutzen; (= poison) → vergiften; (radioactivity) → verseuchen, kontaminieren (spec); (fig) mind → verderben; the oranges were contaminated by poison → in den Orangen befanden sich Giftstoffe

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contaminate [kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt] vt → contaminare

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contaminate

v contaminate [kənˈtӕmineit]

to make impure The town's water-supply has been contaminated by chemicals from the factory. besoedel, kontamineer, besmet, verontreinig يُفْسِد ، يُلَوِّث заразявам znečistit forurene verseuchen μολύνω contaminar reostama آلوده کردن saastuttaa contaminer לְזָהֵם अशुद्ध करना upraljati, zaraziti (be)szennyez mencemari spilla, menga contaminare 汚す 오염시키다 užteršti aptraipīt; inficēt; saindēt tercemar verontreinigen forurense, smitte, kontaminere zanieczyszczać contaminar a con­tamina загрязнять znečistiť okužiti zagaditi förorena, smitta ner ปนเปื้อน kirletmek 污染 забруднювати; заражати آلوده كرنا làm ô nhiễm 污染

n conˌtamiˈnation

besoedeling, besmetting, kontaminasie تَلويث зарязаване znečištění, infikování forurening die Verseuchung μόλυνση contaminación reostus آلودگی saastuttaminen, saastuminen contamination זִהוּם दूषण, संदूषण zaraza megfertőzés, beszennyezés pencemaran mengun contaminazione 汚染 오염 užteršimas aptraipīšana; inficēšana; saindēšana pencemaran verontreiniging forurensing, kontaminering zanieczyszczenie contaminação contaminare загрязнение znečistenie okuženje zagađenje förorening, nedsmittning การปนเปื้อน kirletme 污染 забруднення; зараження آلودگى، نجاست sự ô nhiễm 污染