a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
pollutant
noun
waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
contaminative
adjective
making impure by contact or mixing
contamination
noun
a substance that contaminates
contaminant
noun
a substance that contaminates
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verunreinigen
unrein machen
🇫🇷French
contaminer
rendre impur
🇪🇸Spanish
contaminar
hacer impuro
🇮🇹Italian
contaminare
rendere impuro
🇳🇱Dutch
besmetten
onrein maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
contaminar
tornar impuro
🇷🇺Russian
загрязнять
осквернить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दूषित
अशुद्ध करना
🇧🇩Bengali
দূষিত করা
অপবিত্র করা
🇮🇳Tamil
மாசுபடுத்தும்
தூய்மையற்றதாக ஆக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
కలుషితం
అపవిత్రం చేస్తాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
दूषित करणे
अशुद्ध करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દૂષિત કરવું
અશુદ્ધ બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಲುಷಿತಗೊಳಿಸು
ಅಶುದ್ಧ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മലിനമാക്കുക
അശുദ്ധമാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੰਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਬਣਾਉ
🇵🇰Urdu
آلودہ کرنا
ناپاک بنانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
污染
使不纯
🇯🇵Japanese
汚染する
不純にする
🇰🇷Korean
오염시키다
불결하게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm ô uế
làm ô uế
🇹🇭Thai
ปนเปื้อน
ทำให้ไม่บริสุทธิ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
mencemari
membuat tidak murni
🇵🇭Filipino
makahawa
gumawa ng marumi
🇲🇾Malay
mencemarkan
membuat najis
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تلوث
جعل نجسا
🇮🇷Persian
آلوده کردن
نجس کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
kirletmek
saf olmayan hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְזַהֵם
לעשות טמא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'contaminate'?
The primary meaning of 'contaminate' is 'make impure'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contaminate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'contaminate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'contaminate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'contaminate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'contaminate' in your daily reading?
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Occasionally
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Do you find 'contaminate' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'contaminate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'contaminate' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'contaminate' in a professional email?
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Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'contaminate' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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