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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contaminate \Con*tam"i*nate\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Contaminated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Contaminating.] [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.]
     To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully;
     to taint; to pollute; to defile.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Shall we now
           Contaminate our figures with base bribes? --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor
           virtue contaminated.                     --Goldsmith.
  
     Syn: To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain;
          corrupt.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  contaminated \contaminated\ adj.
     1. containing undesired or infective microorganisms.
  
     Syn: dirty, infected.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. rendered impure by addition of deleterious substances; as,
        had to boil the contaminated water.
  
     Syn: polluted.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. 1 (Computers) damaged by inclusion of incorrect data or
        information not belonging; as, The file was contaminated
        by a buggy editor.
  
     Syn: corrupted.
          [PJC]
  
     4. appearing unethical due to a questionable source or
        motives; -- of money or activities; as, The fund was
        contaminated by a large donation from a mobster.
  
     Syn: tainted.
          [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contaminate \Con*tam"i*nate\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Contaminated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Contaminating.] [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.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  contaminated
       adj 1: corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence"
              [ant: uncontaminated]
       2: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds";
          "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: dirty,
           infected, pestiferous]
       3: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to
          boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
          [syn: polluted]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     a.
     1 adulterated; impure
     2 made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or
  undesirable elements.
     vb.
     (infl of en contaminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     a.
     1 adulterated; impure
     2 made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or
  undesirable elements.
     vb.
     (infl of en contaminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     a.
     1 adulterated; impure
     2 made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or
  undesirable elements.
     vb.
     (infl of en contaminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     a.
     1 adulterated; impure
     2 made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or
  undesirable elements.
     vb.
     (infl of en contaminate  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     Englanti a.
     likainen, saastunut, epäpuhdas, pilaantunut
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ontaminate d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contaminated
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en contaminate ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb contaminate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Contaminated /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪd/
  ملوث

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  contaminated /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪd/ 
  kontaminovaný