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contaminar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
  • inquinate verb To pollute or make dirty.
  • pollute verb To make air, water, or land dirty or harmful, usually by adding waste or chemicals.
  • taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

contaminar is used for these senses in English:

  • defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
  • inquinate (formal) To pollute or make dirty.
  • pollute (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
  • taint (transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

defile — full definition

  1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
  2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

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