Contaminate
Pronunciation : Con*tam"i*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. contaminatus, p.p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See Contact.]
Definition : Defn: To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes Shak. I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. Goldsmith.
Syn. -- To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain; corrupt.
t. [imp. & p.p. Contaminated; p.pr. & vb.n. Contaminating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Con*tam"i*nate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. "Contaminate drink." Daniel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913