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contaminare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contaminate verb To make something impure, dirty, or unsafe by introducing a harmful substance.
  • lace noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  • mingle verb To move around and talk casually with different people at a social gathering.
  • taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

contaminare is used for these senses in English:

  • contaminate (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
  • lace (transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  • mingle (transitive) To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
  • taint (transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

lace — full definition

  1. noun A delicate, decorative fabric made of patterned holes and thread.
  2. noun A cord or string threaded through eyelets to fasten a shoe or garment.
  3. verb To fasten something using laces.
  4. verb To secretly add alcohol, a drug, or another substance to food or drink.

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