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contaminate Meaning in Spanish (contaminate significado en español)

contaminar
contaminar in English:contaminate
Phonetic:kon-tah-mee-NAR
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de contaminate en español es contaminar. (Hacer que algo sea impuro o inadecuado introduciendo una sustancia contaminante o dañina.)

Definitions of Contaminate

  1. 1
    verb
    contaminar

    To make something impure or unsuitable by introducing a polluting or harmful substance.

    Hacer que algo sea impuro o inadecuado introduciendo una sustancia contaminante o dañina.

Example Sentences

“The factory waste can contaminate the river.”

Los desechos de la fábrica pueden contaminar el río.

“Do not contaminate the clean water with dirty hands.”

No contamines el agua limpia con las manos sucias.

“A single infected person can contaminate an entire group.”

Una sola persona infectada puede contaminar a todo un grupo.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In English:

pollutetaintdefilecorruptinfect

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In English:

purifycleansesterilizedecontaminate

Inflected Word Forms

past participlecontaminated
present participlecontaminating
nouncontamination
nouncontaminant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

contaminate the evidencecollocation

To introduce something into evidence that makes it unreliable or inadmissible.