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contaminate

British pronunciation/kəntˈæmɪnˌe‍ɪt/
American pronunciation/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/
to contaminate
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material

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2

make radioactive by adding radioactive material

antonyms : decontaminate
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Examples
1Reddish-brown tailings slurry has contaminated the water.
2Rats also likely further contaminate the city.
3About 70 percent of water in India is contaminated.
4100% of water from weirs in some regions is contaminated.
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