CONTAMINATE


Meaning of CONTAMINATE in English

■ verb make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

Derivatives

contaminant noun

contamination noun

contaminator noun

Origin

ME: from L. contaminat- , contaminare 'make impure', from contamen 'contact, pollution', from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'.

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