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Definition of: contaminate
(kən·tam′ə·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
To make impure by contact or admixture; taint; defile; pollute.
—adjective Obs. Contaminated. [<L contaminatus, pp. of contaminare <contamen, contagmen <com- togeţher + tag-, root of tangere touch]
—con·tam′i·nant noun
—con·tam′i·na′tive adjective
—con·tam′i·na′tor noun
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