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Contaminating

verb/kɹˈævæts/
Definition
make impure
make radioactive by adding radioactive material
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈævæts/
🇬🇧British English
/kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈævæts/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake impure
“The industrial wastes polluted the lake”
verbmake radioactive by adding radioactive material
“Don't drink the water--it's contaminated”
adjectivespreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
“the air near the foundry was always dirty”
adjectivethat infects or taints
Word Forms
pollutionnounthe state of being polluted
polluternouna person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
pollutantnounwaste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
contaminativeadjectivemaking impure by contact or mixing
contaminationnouna substance that contaminates
contaminantnouna substance that contaminates
dirtnounthe state of being covered with unclean things
dirtinessnounthe state of containing dirty impurities
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kontaminierend
unrein machen
🇫🇷French
contaminant
rendre impur
🇪🇸Spanish
contaminando
hacer impuro
🇮🇹Italian
contaminante
rendere impuro
🇳🇱Dutch
vervuilend
onrein maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
contaminando
tornar impuro
🇷🇺Russian
загрязняющий
осквернить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दूषणकारी
अशुद्ध करना
🇧🇩Bengali
দূষিত
অপবিত্র করা
🇮🇳Tamil
மாசுபடுத்தும்
தூய்மையற்றதாக ஆக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
కలుషితం
అపవిత్రం చేస్తాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
दूषित करणारा
अशुद्ध करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દૂષિત
અશુદ્ધ બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಲುಷಿತಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಅಶುದ್ಧ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മലിനമാക്കുന്നു
അശുദ്ധമാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ
ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਬਣਾਉ
🇵🇰Urdu
آلودہ کرنے والا
ناپاک بنانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
污染的
使不纯
🇯🇵Japanese
汚染する
不純にする
🇰🇷Korean
오염시키는
불결하게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm ô nhiễm
làm ô uế
🇹🇭Thai
การปนเปื้อน
ทำให้ไม่บริสุทธิ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
mencemari
membuat tidak murni
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakahawa
gumawa ng marumi
🇲🇾Malay
mencemarkan
membuat najis
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تلويث
جعل نجسا
🇮🇷Persian
آلوده کننده
نجس کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
kirletici
saf olmayan hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מזהמים
לעשות טמא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'contaminating'?
The primary meaning of 'contaminating' is 'make impure'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contaminating' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'contaminating' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'contaminating' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'contaminating' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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