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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary con·tam·i·nate v. Pronunciation: kən- ' ta-mə- ˌ nāt Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: -nat·ed ; -nat·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contaminatus, past participle of contaminare; akin to Latin contingere to have contact with ― more at CONTINGENT Date: 15th century 1 a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association b : to make inferior or impure by admixture 2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements –con·tam·i·na·tive \- ˌ nā-tiv\ adjective –con·tam·i·na·tor \- ˌ nā-tər\ noun synonyms CONTAMINATE , TAINT , POLLUTE , DEFILE mean to make impure or unclean. CONTAMINATE implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source . TAINT stresses the loss of purity or cleanliness that follows contamination . POLLUTE sometimes interchangeable with contaminate, distinctively may imply that the process which begins with contamination is complete and that what was pure or clean has been made foul, poisoned, or filthy . DEFILE implies befouling of what could or should have been kept clean and pure or held sacred and commonly suggests violation or desecration .