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Meaning of contaminated in English
Pronunciation
/kənˈtæməˌneɪdəd/
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Classifying Adjective
contaminated
Definitions
1.
contaminated with infecting organisms
Examples
« dirty wounds »
« obliged to go into infected rooms- Jane Austen »
Synonyms
septic
2.
rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
Examples
« had to boil the contaminated water »
« polluted lakes and streams »
Synonyms
impure
Qualitative Adjective
contaminated
Definitions
1.
corrupted by contact or association
Examples
« contaminated evidence »
Antonyms
uncontaminated