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contaminates, contaminating, contaminated |
definition: |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to.
Chemicals are contaminating the town's water supply.Put a bandage on that cut to keep it from being contaminated with germs.- synonyms:
- foul, pollute
- antonyms:
- purify
- similar words:
- dirty, infect, poison, soil, spoil
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contaminable (adj.), contaminated (adj.), contaminator (n.) |
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