contaminate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. kən tam′ə nāt′; n., adj. kən tam′ə nit, -nāt′)


Inflections of 'contaminate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
contaminates
v 3rd person singular
contaminating
v pres p
contaminated
v past
contaminated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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contaminate [sth]⇒ vtr (pollute)contaminar⇒ vtr
 The river is constantly contaminated by the factory.
 La fábrica contamina el río constantemente.
contaminate [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr (pollute)contaminar con vtr + prep
 The water is contaminated with waste from the water treatment facility.
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'contaminate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adulterate - infect - muck - nonpolluting - pollute - reinfect - taint
Spanish:
dopar - emponzoñar - contaminar - contaminar el agua


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