Vocabulary
Contaminate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Urdu meaning
آلودہ، ناپاکی، خراب کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Under unsanitary conditions, poliovirus can contaminate food and water.
- These often end up in landfills if the region has an effective waste management system or contaminate the environment, posing health hazards for all life.
- When power becomes synonymous with the ability to surveil the activities of others shame them, report them, and so ultimately control them then it will contaminate society.
Synonyms
make impure, pollute, adulterate;blight, defile, corrupt, debase, taint, infect, foul
Curator example
“the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity”
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