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Meaning of 'contaminated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contaminated [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Contaminate

Meaning of 'contaminated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contaminated [ a]
Meaning (1):
- corrupted by contact or association
Example in sentence:
  • contaminated evidence
2 . contaminated [ s]
Meaning (2):
- rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
Example in sentence:
  • had to boil the contaminated water;
  • polluted lakes and streams

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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