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contaminate
con·tam·i·nate C0597000 (kən-tăm′ə-nāt′)tr.v. con·tam·i·nat·ed, 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.3. Linguistics To influence the semantic properties or phonological form of (a word or phrase); blend with: The Middle English word femelle was contaminated by the word male, resulting in the modern form female.n. (-nĭt) One that contaminates; a contaminant.
[Middle English contaminaten, from Latin contāmināre, contāmināt-; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
con·tam′i·na′tive adj.con·tam′i·na′tor n.Synonyms: contaminate, befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: Pesticides contaminated the lake. Mud befouled his shoes. Noxious fumes foul the air. Farm runoff poisoned the fish. Exhaust polluted the air. Improper storage tainted the food.contaminate vb (tr) 1. to make impure, esp by touching or mixing; pollute2. (Nuclear Physics) to make radioactive by the addition of radioactive material adj archaic contaminated [C15: from Latin contamināre to defile; related to Latin contingere to touch] conˈtaminable adj conˈtaminant n conˈtaminative adj conˈtamiˌnator ncon•tam•i•nate (v. kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; n., adj. -nɪt, -ˌneɪt)
v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
n., adj. v.t. 1. to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.; pollute; taint: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 2. to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to. n. 3. something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. adj. 4. Obs. contaminated. [1375–1425; < Latin contāminātus, past participle of contāmināre to defile, spoil] con•tam′i•na`tive, adj. con•tam′i•na`tor, n. con·tam·i·nate (kən-tăm′ə-nāt′)1. To make impure or unclean by mixture or contact.2. To cause something to become dangerously radioactive.contaminateSee: contamination.contaminate
Past participle: contaminated
Gerund: contaminating
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| contaminate | | contaminate |
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| I contaminate | | you contaminate | | he/she/it contaminates | | we contaminate | | you contaminate | | they contaminate |
| Preterite |
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| I contaminated | | you contaminated | | he/she/it contaminated | | we contaminated | | you contaminated | | they contaminated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contaminating | | you are contaminating | | he/she/it is contaminating | | we are contaminating | | you are contaminating | | they are contaminating |
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| I have contaminated | | you have contaminated | | he/she/it has contaminated | | we have contaminated | | you have contaminated | | they have contaminated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contaminating | | you were contaminating | | he/she/it was contaminating | | we were contaminating | | you were contaminating | | they were contaminating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contaminated | | you had contaminated | | he/she/it had contaminated | | we had contaminated | | you had contaminated | | they had contaminated |
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| I will contaminate | | you will contaminate | | he/she/it will contaminate | | we will contaminate | | you will contaminate | | they will contaminate |
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| I will have contaminated | | you will have contaminated | | he/she/it will have contaminated | | we will have contaminated | | you will have contaminated | | they will have contaminated |
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| I will be contaminating | | you will be contaminating | | he/she/it will be contaminating | | we will be contaminating | | you will be contaminating | | they will be contaminating |
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| I have been contaminating | | you have been contaminating | | he/she/it has been contaminating | | we have been contaminating | | you have been contaminating | | they have been contaminating |
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| I will have been contaminating | | you will have been contaminating | | he/she/it will have been contaminating | | we will have been contaminating | | you will have been contaminating | | they will have been contaminating |
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| I had been contaminating | | you had been contaminating | | he/she/it had been contaminating | | we had been contaminating | | you had been contaminating | | they had been contaminating |
| Conditional |
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| I would contaminate | | you would contaminate | | he/she/it would contaminate | | we would contaminate | | you would contaminate | | they would contaminate |
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| I would have contaminated | | you would have contaminated | | he/she/it would have contaminated | | we would have contaminated | | you would have contaminated | | they would have contaminated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | contaminate - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"pollute, foulinfect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganismbegrime, 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" |
contaminateverb 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, sanitizecontaminateverb1. To make physically impure:defile, foul, poison, pollute.2. To make morally impure:corrupt, defile, infect, pollute, soil, taint.Translationscontaminate (kənˈtӕmineit) verb to make impure. The town's water-supply has been contaminated by chemicals from the factory. 污染 污染conˌtamiˈnation noun 污染 污染contaminate
contaminate (someone or something) with (something)To pollute someone or something through exposure to something foul or dangerous. Be sure to wash your hands first so you don't contaminate the sterile area with germs.See also: contaminatecontaminate someone or something with somethingto get someone or something dirty with something; to pollute someone or something with something. Something in the hospital contaminated the patient with a serious infection. The campers learned not to contaminate the outdoors with anything they carried in.See also: contaminatecontaminate
contaminate[kən′tam·ə‚nāt] (science and technology) To render unfit or to soil by the introduction of foreign or unwanted material. contaminate
con·tam·i·nate (kon-tam'i-nāt), To cause or result in contamination. [L. con-tamino, to mingle, corrupt] con·tam·i·nate (kŏn-tam'i-nāt) 1. To cause or result in contamination. 2. Introduction of pathogens or infectious material into or on clean or sterile surfaces. [L. con-tamino, to mingle, corrupt]contaminate (kŏn-tăm′ĭ-nāt) [L. contaminare, to render impure] 1. To soil, stain, or pollute. 2. To render unfit for use through introduction of a harmful or injurious substance.3. To make impure or unclean. 4. To deposit a radioactive substance in any place where it is not supposed to be. con·tam·i·nate (kŏn-tam'i-nāt) To cause or result in contamination. [L. con-tamino, to mingle, corrupt]Patient discussion about contaminateQ. I'm concerned that my calcium supplements are contaminated w seashells or cow bones. Which brands are best A. there should be labeled as "from animal source".
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Related to contaminate: crucial, pollutantSynonyms for contaminateverb polluteSynonyms- pollute
- infect
- stain
- corrupt
- taint
- sully
- defile
- adulterate
- befoul
- soil
Antonyms- clean
- cleanse
- purify
- sterilize
- disinfect
- fumigate
- decontaminate
- deodorize
- sanitize
Synonyms for contaminateverb to make physically impureSynonymsverb to make morally impureSynonyms- corrupt
- defile
- infect
- pollute
- soil
- taint
Synonyms for contaminateverb make impureSynonymsRelated Words- infect
- taint
- begrime
- bemire
- colly
- dirty
- grime
- soil
verb make radioactive by adding radioactive materialRelated WordsAntonyms |