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Definition of Contaminate

Contaminate
Contaminate Con*tam"i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contaminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Contaminating.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See Contact.] To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes? --Shak. I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. --Goldsmith. Syn: To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain; corrupt.
Contaminate
Contaminate Con*tam"i*nate (-n[asl]t), a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. ``Contaminate drink.' --Daniel.

Meaning of Contaminate from wikipedia

- considered a range of options for compensating farmers whose farms had been contaminated by GMOs but ultimately settled on recommending no action. In food chemistry...
- may serve as a fomite—an inanimate object that can spread disease if contaminated—though researchers disagree over how easily diseases are transmitted...
- Contaminated evidence is any foreign material that is introduced to a crime scene after the crime is committed. Contaminated evidence can be brought in...
- Consume to Contaminate is a 2006 EP by Finnish band Rotten Sound. Upon release, the EP reached second position on the Finnish singles chart. Keijo Niinimaa...
- will become contaminated by nuclear fuel and fission products. A spilled vial of radioactive material like uranyl nitrate may contaminate the floor and...
- Remediation of contaminated sites with cement, also called solidification/stabilization with cement (S/S with cement) is a common method for the safe environmental...
- Contaminated land contains substances in or under the land that are definitively or potentially hazardous to health or the environment. These areas often...
- contamination stems primarily from health risks, from direct contact with the contaminated soil, vapour from the contaminants, or from secondary contamination of...
- The University of Edinburgh (Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public...
- either human or animal hosts. Some microorganisms sometimes found in contaminated surface waters that have caused human health problems include Burkholderia...