contaminate
verb (used with object)
to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc..
has contaminated
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present perfectof contaminate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Marissa Moss: And he's very befuddled and confused and he thinks something has contaminated his work.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023
Sergeyich finally decides it is time to leave the village when he notices his bees are producing bitter honey — burned gunpowder has contaminated the pollen they collect.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
The virus can spread through bodily fluids, monkeypox sores or via shared items like clothing and bedding that a person with the virus has contaminated.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2022
Speaking generally, he said that once a gas drilling operation has contaminated the groundwater, it is permanently changed.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Standing on the side of the road in the capital, Kupu is wearing a mask and white scarf to protect herself from the volcanic dust that shrouds Tonga and has contaminated drinking water supplies.
From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2022
