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  1. 1. v. t. To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. make impure Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. "Contaminate drink." Daniel. Source: webster
  6. 6. To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; totaint; to pollute; to defile.Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes Shak.I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtuecontaminated. Goldsmith. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material Source: ecdict

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