Antonyms for contaminate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb kuhn-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuhn-tam-uh-nit, -neyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt

Definition of contaminate

Origin : early 15c., from Old French contaminer, from Latin contaminatus, past participle of contaminare "to defile," from contamen "contact, pollution," from com- "together" (see com-) + *tag-, base of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Related: Contaminant (1934); contaminable.

verb adulterate

Example sentences :

His arm was out-stretched as if he feared to contaminate his uniform.
Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer

They should be so located as not to contaminate the water supply.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

But why contaminate my name, by connecting it, in this instance, with such a wretch?
Extract from : « Nuts for Future Historians to Crack » by Various

To contaminate is to make impure by mixture (touching together).
Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins

Then the scapegoat is driven on to waste land, where it cannot contaminate anybody.
Extract from : « Human Animals » by Frank Hamel

Civilisation is not to contaminate it, for civilisation kills the native.
Extract from : « The Exiles of Faloo » by Barry Pain

It is not so much what they consume, but what they contaminate.
Extract from : « Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art » by Various

Your own life is your own to do what you like with, but you've no right to contaminate others.
Extract from : « The Lonely Unicorn » by Alec Waugh

It was feared that their principles might contaminate the ashes of the just.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll

I am sorry he was permitted to remain there so long to contaminate other boys.
Extract from : « Dick Merriwell Abroad » by Burt L. Standish

Synonyms for contaminate

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