contaminate

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To make something impure or harmful by adding poisonous or polluting substances.

• The water supply was contaminated by industrial waste.
• Make sure not to contaminate the sample with dirt.
• Bacteria can contaminate food if it's not stored properly.
• Agricultural runoff can contaminate groundwater sources, posing serious threats to public health in rural regions.
• Archaeologists must take extreme care not to contaminate ancient artifacts with modern DNA when handling skeletal remains.
• Researchers discovered that improper disposal of pharmaceutical products can contaminate marine ecosystems and disrupt the reproductive cycles of aquatic species.

Eş anlamlılar: pollute, taint, infect, poison, adulterate, corrupt

Zıt anlamlılar: purify, clean, decontaminate, sterilize