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contaminated

con·tam·i·nate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb kuh n-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuh n-tam-uh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
    • /kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kuh n-tam-uh-neyt; noun, adjective kuh n-tam-uh-nit, -neyt]
    • /verb kənˈtæm əˌneɪt; noun, adjective kənˈtæm ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/

Definitions of contaminated word

  • adjective contaminated made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance 3
  • verb with object contaminated to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage. 1
  • verb with object contaminated to render harmful or unusable by adding radioactive material to: to contaminate a laboratory. 1
  • noun contaminated something that contaminates or carries contamination; contaminant. 1
  • adjective contaminated Obsolete. contaminated. 1
  • noun contaminated Simple past tense and past participle of contaminate. 1

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Origin of contaminated

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English contaminaten < Latin contāminātus, past participle of contāmināre to defile, spoil, equivalent to con- con- + -tāminare, verbal derivative of *tāmen something touched < *tag-s-men, equivalent to tag-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. examen

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Parts of speech for Contaminated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

contaminated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for contaminated

adjective contaminated

  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • polluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
  • soiled — to feed (confined cattle, horses, etc.) freshly cut green fodder for roughage.
  • filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
  • unclean — not clean; dirty.

Antonyms for contaminated

adjective contaminated

  • pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.

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