contaminate
English Thesaurus
1. make impure (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | infect, taint, |
| definition | : | contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body) |
2. make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
3. make impure (verb.change)
| derivation | : | contamination, pollution, |
| definition | : | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | defiler, polluter, |
| definition | : | a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | pollution, |
| definition | : | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | pollutant, |
| definition | : | waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | contaminative, |
| definition | : | making impure by contact or mixing (adj.all) |
4. make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change)
| antonym | : | decontaminate, |
| definition | : | rid of contamination (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | contamination, pollution, |
| definition | : | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contaminative, |
| definition | : | making impure by contact or mixing (adj.all) |
5. make impure (verb.change)
| derivation | : | contamination, pollution, |
| definition | : | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | defiler, polluter, |
| definition | : | a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | pollution, |
| definition | : | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | pollutant, |
| definition | : | waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | contaminative, |
| definition | : | making impure by contact or mixing (adj.all) |
6. make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change)
| antonym | : | decontaminate, |
| definition | : | rid of contamination (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | contamination, pollution, |
| definition | : | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contaminative, |
| definition | : | making impure by contact or mixing (adj.all) |
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