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10 Language-to-English DictionariesContaminated
/kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Made impure, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a deleterious substance or microorganism.
"Residents were advised not to drink the water because the municipal supply was contaminated." - 2
Rendered untrustworthy, corrupt, or invalid through improper contact or interference, such as evidence in a legal case.
"The detective realized the crime scene had been contaminated by careless onlookers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin contaminatus, past participle of contaminare (to defile, taint, or pollute), stemming from contamen (contact, pollution), related to con- (together) and tangere (to touch). Over centuries, the term evolved from general physical mingling or defilement into a precise scientific and environmental descriptor for substances rendered impure by harmful elements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contaminated" is said worldwide
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contaminé
Transliteration: kõ.ta.mi.ne
"L'eau de cette rivière est contaminée par des déchets industriels."
kontaminiert
Transliteration: kɔntamiˈniːɐ̯t
"Der Boden wurde durch Chemikalien schwer kontaminiert."
contaminato
Transliteration: kon.ta.miˈna.to
"Il cibo contaminato ha causato un'infezione diffusa."
contaminado
Transliteration: kon.ta.miˈna.ðo
"El aire en la ciudad está muy contaminado."
contaminado
Transliteration: kõ.ta.miˈna.du
"O peixe estava contaminado com mercúrio."
दूषित
Transliteration: dooshit
"कारखाने के कचरे से नदी का पानी दूषित हो गया है।"
受污染的
Transliteration: shòu wū rǎn de
"这口井的水已经被化学物质受污染的了。"
오염된
Transliteration: oyeomdoen
"공장에서 흘러나온 폐수로 인해 강이 오염되었다."
汚染された
Transliteration: osensareta
"その土壌は有害な化学物質で汚染されている。"
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