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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 ]
contaminating \contaminating\ adj.
spreading contamination; especially radioactive
contamination. clean
Syn: dirty.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. causing moral or behavioral degredation. the contaminating
influence of violent movies
Syn: corrupting.
[WordNet 1.5 +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 ]
contaminating
adj 1: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive
contamination; "the air near the foundry was always
dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty";
"a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived
radioactive fallout" [syn: dirty] [ant: clean]
2: that infects or taints [syn: corrupting]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
vb.
(present participle of en contaminate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
vb.
(present participle of en contaminate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
vb.
(present participle of en contaminate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
vb.
(present participle of en contaminate nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c ontaminat ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contaminating
Engelska a.
(avledning en contaminate ordform=prespart)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Contaminating /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ التلويثFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contaminating /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
ansteckend, eine Krankheit übertragend
Synonym: passing sth. on
see: pass sth. on, contaminate, passed sth. on, contaminated
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contaminating /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
vergiftend
Synonyms: poisoning, intoxicating
see: poison, contaminate, intoxicate sb., poisoned, contaminated, intoxicated, poisons, contaminates, intoxicates, poisoned, contaminated, intoxicated, be poisened with sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]contaminating /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ verstrahlend, radioaktiv verseuchend see: contaminate sb./sth., contaminatedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contaminating /kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ verunreinigend, verschmutzend, verseuchend, kontaminierend see: contaminate sth., contaminatedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪŋ/