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contaminate

gb/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt/ us/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt/
B2 אנגלית
~ 8500
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל B2 action
1

make something dirty or unsafe

to make something dirty or not safe by putting a bad or dangerous substance in or on it

תבנית שימוש: to contaminate [something] with [substance]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse "contaminate" with "pollute" and use them interchangeably. "Pollute" is more common for environmental problems in general, while "contaminate" often highlights that a specific thing (water, food, blood, sample) has been made unsafe by a particular substance. Another common mistake is using the wrong preposition: it is usually "contaminate [something] with [substance]", not *"contaminate [something] by [substance]" in this core sense.
מילים נרדפות
pollute (Commonly used for air, water, and environment; slightly broader and more frequent in everyday speech.) | taint (Suggests adding something that spoils purity or quality; can sound slightly more formal or literary.) | foul (Emphasizes making something very dirty or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.)
הפכים
purify (Focuses on removing dirty or harmful substances so that something becomes clean or safe.)
צירופים
contaminate water |contaminate food |contaminate soil |contaminate drinking water |contaminate the environment |contaminate the blood
נושאים
environment |health |science |core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
  • Chemicals from the factory leaked into the river and contaminated the drinking water.
  • The meat was contaminated with bacteria and had to be thrown away.
  • Oil from the shipwreck has contaminated miles of coastline.
  • Lead paint can contaminate the dust in old houses and harm children.
  • Scientists are worried that plastic waste is contaminating the entire food chain.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • The dirty water contaminated the well.
  • Do not let raw chicken juice contaminate other food.
  • The river was contaminated with oil after the accident.
  • Old pipes can contaminate the water in your home.
  • The doctor said the blood sample was contaminated and could not be used.
פועל C1 action
2

influence so it becomes corrupt

to have a bad effect on people, ideas, or systems so that they become less pure or less good

תבנית שימוש: to contaminate [abstract thing] with [negative influence]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes think this figurative sense is always physical and try to use concrete objects as the thing that is contaminated. In this meaning, the object is usually abstract, like "minds", "culture", "process", or "debate". Also, do not say *"contaminate someone to bad ideas"; use "contaminate someone with bad ideas" or "contaminate their thinking".
מילים נרדפות
corrupt (Very close in meaning; stresses moral damage, especially in politics, money, or power relations.) | poison (Strong, figurative term; emphasizes deeply harmful influence on attitudes or relationships.)
הפכים
uplift (Suggests improving people morally or emotionally, the opposite of dragging them down.)
צירופים
contaminate young minds |contaminate public opinion |contaminate the jury |contaminate the process |contaminate the culture
נושאים
society |ethics |psychology |emotions |relationships |core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
  • Many parents worry that violent games will contaminate their children's minds.
  • The judge ruled that the leaked interview could contaminate the jury pool.
  • He argued that money from special interest groups would contaminate the political process.
  • Some critics say that tourism has contaminated the local culture with outside values.
  • Hate speech online can contaminate public debate and make compromise impossible.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • They say bad friends can contaminate a young person’s character.
  • The lawyer said news reports might contaminate the jury.
  • Some people think these ideas will contaminate our culture.
  • Greed can contaminate a group that once wanted to help others.
  • The teacher did not want rumors to contaminate the discussion.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
contaminate
IPA
GB/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt/
US/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt/
הברות והטעמה
con - tam - in - ate (4 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tam)
צורות המילה
Verb
  • Base: contaminate
  • 3rd Person Singular: contaminates
  • Present Participle: contaminating
  • Past: contaminated
משפחת מילים
Forms
contaminates verb contaminating verb contaminated verb
Core family
contamination noun B2
Related words
contaminant noun B2 decontaminate verb
Negative and opposite forms
uncontaminated adjective
Advanced or less common
decontamination noun
ביטויים

contaminate the water supply

1
/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt ðə wˈɔtɚ səplˈaɪ/
fixed phrase

make a town’s water unsafe

to make the water that many people use for drinking and daily life dirty or dangerous

דוגמאות
  • A broken sewage pipe can contaminate the water supply of an entire neighborhood.
  • Officials warned that floodwaters might contaminate the water supply.
  • The chemical spill did not contaminate the water supply, according to the city report.

contaminate with

1
/kəntˈæmənˌeɪt wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase

make something impure with something

to make something dirty or unsafe by putting a named bad substance in or on it

דוגמאות
  • The lettuce was contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
  • The soil around the factory is contaminated with heavy metals.
  • Several batches of medicine were contaminated with glass particles.
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