单词 | contaminate |
释义 | contaminateverb con·tam·i·nate kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnāt contaminated; contaminating transitive verb 1 a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association Bacteria contaminated the wound. b : to make inferior or impure by admixture iron contaminated with phosphorus 2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements water contaminated by sewage contaminative kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-tiv adjective contaminator kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-tər noun contaminate verbas in to pollute to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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