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