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to contaminate
01
오염시키다, 더럽히다
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
Transitive: to contaminate sth
Example
The factory 's discharge pipes contaminated the river with toxic chemicals.
Careless waste disposal practices can contaminate groundwater with hazardous substances.
Food can be contaminated if not stored properly or if handled in unsanitary conditions.
02
오염시키다, 복잡하게 하다
to make something radioactive by introducing radioactive material into it
Transitive: to contaminate sth
Example
The lab worker accidentally contaminated the samples with radioactive isotopes.
The site was contaminated after the nuclear accident.
They discovered that the soil was contaminated with radioactive waste.
word family
contamin
Verb
contaminate
Verb
contaminated
Adjective
contaminating
Adjective
contamination
Noun
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