1. Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
   - dirty 
2. That infects or taints
   - corrupting

1. Make impure
   - pollute, foul 
2. Make radioactive by adding radioactive material
   "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

See also: contamination, contaminative, infectious

Type of: alter, begrime, bemire [archaic], change, colly [archaic], dirty, grime, modify, soil

Antonym: decontaminate

Encyclopedia: Contaminate

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