Contaminate

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/kəntˈæməneɪt/ · कन्टैमिनेट

Meaning

To make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease

To add a substance to make something dirty and harmful

हिंदी अर्थ

दूषित करना, हानिकारक चीज़ मिलाकर अशुद्ध कर देना

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
PolluteDefileTaintSullyTarnishBefoul
Antonyms · विलोम
CleanCleansePurifySanitisePurge
Example sentences

The well was contaminated after the flood.

Do not contaminate the sample with bare hands.

Daily use: Kuan contaminate ho gaya baadh ke baad.

Word forms
Contamination nContaminate vContaminated adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

साफ़ नदी में कचरा डाल दिया जाए तो पानी contaminate हो जाता है — दूषित और असुरक्षित। Synonym taint को paint से जोड़िए: paint दीवार को साफ़ दिखाता है, taint उसे गंदा कर देता है।

Picture a clean river into which waste is poured: its water is contaminated, made dirty and unsafe. For the synonym taint, link it to paint: fresh paint makes a wall look clean, while a taint makes it dirty.

Exam note

Pollute, defile, taint, sully, tarnish, befoul इसके synonym हैं; cleanse, purify, sanitise, purge, sanctify antonym हैं।

Pollute, defile, taint, sully, tarnish and befoul are its synonyms; cleanse, purify, sanitise, purge and sanctify are its antonyms.

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