CONTAMINATE

contaminate

Verb

  1. To introduce impurities or foreign matter to.
    Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly.
    This water is contaminated. It isn't safe to drink.
  2. To soil or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to pollute.


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