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