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verb |
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contaminates, contaminating, contaminated |
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If germs contaminate something, they get onto it or into it. When that happens, the thing is not clean or pure anymore. If germs contaminate your toothbrush, they get onto your toothbrush and then your toothbrush is not clean or pure anymore.
We cover a cut with a clean bandage so that germs will not contaminate it.Some dangerous algae contaminated the pond, and people can't swim there anymore.- synonyms:
- pollute
- antonyms:
- purify
- similar words:
- dirty, infect, poison, spoil
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contaminable (adj.), contaminated (adj.), contaminator (n.) |
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