Synonyms 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 |
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Définition 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.
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- 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
Antonyms for contaminate
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