Contaminate means to make something dirty or impure.
For example, if you drop dirt in a cup of water, you are contaminating it.
Contamination can make something unsafe to eat or drink.
The water was contaminated with bacteria.
Noun: contamination (plural: contaminations).
Adjective: contaminated.
Verb: to contaminate.
The word "contaminate" comes from the Latin word "contaminare," which means "to pollute" or "to make impure." It is made up of the prefix "con-," which means "together," and the verb "taminare," which means "to pollute.".
Name three examples of things which could be contaminated.
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