| VERB | change | contaminate, pollute, foul | make impure |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | contaminate | make radioactive by adding radioactive material |
| Sounds | kahntae'mahney.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | make impure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | pollute, foul | |
| Narrower | infect, taint | contaminate with a disease or microorganism |
| Broader | dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire | make soiled, filthy, or dirty |
| Spanish | adulterar, contaminar, ensuciar, polucionar | |
| Catalan | adulterar, contaminar, embrutar | |
| Adjectives | contaminative | making impure by contact or mixing |
| Nouns | contaminant, contamination | a substance that contaminates |
| contamination | the act of contaminating or polluting | |
| contamination | the state of being contaminated | |
| Meaning | make radioactive by adding radioactive material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | decontaminate | Rid of contamination |
| Spanish | contaminar | |
| Catalan | adulterar, contaminar | |
| Adjectives | contaminative | making impure by contact or mixing |
| Nouns | contamination | the act of contaminating or polluting |
| contamination | the state of being contaminated | |
| contamination | a substance that contaminates | |
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