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   Contaminate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contaminated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Contaminating .] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See Contact.] To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile.
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   Shall we now
   Contaminate our figures with base bribes?
   Shak.
   
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   I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated.
   Goldsmith.
   Syn. -- To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain; corrupt.
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   Contaminate , a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. “Contaminate drink.”  
   Daniel.
   
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