contaminate, v.
(contaminated, contaminates, contaminating)
freq. cnt. 5
(contaminated, contaminates, contaminating)
freq. cnt. 5
make impure
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
contaminate foul pollute
sample sentences
"The industrial wastes polluted the lake"verb frames
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
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derivationally related form
make radioactive by adding radioactive material
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contaminate
sample sentences
"Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"verb frames
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