What is "contaminate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does contaminate mean in English? Meaning of contaminate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "contaminate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contaminate": make impure

Verb

Meaning: make impure

Example: The industrial wastes polluted the lake

Synonyms: contaminate foul pollute

Hyponyms: infect taint

Hypernyms: begrime bemire colly dirty grime soil

Meaning of "contaminate": make radioactive by adding radioactive material

Verb

Meaning: make radioactive by adding radioactive material

Example: Don't drink the water--it's contaminated

Synonyms: contaminate

Hypernyms: alter change modify

Antonyms: decontaminate

Synonyms:

harm, pollute, injure, tarnish, infect, taint, poison, corrupt, stain, sully, defile, pervert, debase, profane, soil, alloy, befoul, dirty, spoil, debauch, deprave, desecrate, vitiate, muck up, radioactivate,

Antonyms:

aid, assist, improve, mend, clean, cleanse, purify, honor, sanctify, praise, upgrade, heal, sterilize, fix, help, clear, cure,

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