contaminate
verb (used with object)
to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc..
are contaminating
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present progressiveof contaminate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It's ironic that a company like REI … is selling products that are contaminating some of the most beautiful and wild places," said Mike Schade, a program director for the nonprofit Toxic-Free Future.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022
Across the U.S., these chemicals are contaminating drinking water.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2022
Landfills are contaminating its springs, and poachers are endangering the pangolins, chimpanzees and other species populating it.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Along Jefferson Boulevard, people living in some 60 RVs are contaminating the Ballona Wetlands ecological reserve, said Lucy Han, president of the nonprofit Friends of the Jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Tests of Purity.—I will now describe a few tests that may be of value to you in deciding as to what substances are contaminating any impure waters that may be at hand.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Albert Shonk
