what does contaminate mean?
CONTAMINATE as VERB
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- The industrial wastes polluted the lake
Hypernyms(s) contaminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make radioactive by adding radioactive material
Usage Example(s)
- Don”t drink the water–it’’s contaminated
Hypernyms(s) contaminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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