contaminate

〜を汚す,汚染する;〜に悪影響を及ぼす

contaminate の類語

infect, pollute, sully, taint, defile, corrupt, foul, desecrate, prostitute, tarnish, poison, devalue, doctor up, violate, alloy, water, cut, charge, misuse, debase, doctor, disease, degenerate, pervert, degrade, denature, befoul, vitiate, mess, distort, adulterate, soil, deflower, ulcerate, vulgarize, bastardize, coarsen, water down, twist, ravage, spike, lace, spoil, canker, stain, mess up, warp, ravish, cheapen, weight, profane, dilute, debauch, dirty, harm, despoil, deprave, fortify, nasty, confound

contaminate の反意語

decontaminate, disinfect, consecrate

例文

• These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
  これらの感染病はミルクの汚染が原因だった。
• A cell phone is as contaminated with bacteria as a toilet is.
  携帯電話と便座は同じくらいの菌に汚染されている。
• TEPCO is unable to stop the flow of dirty water contaminated with highly radioactive material.
  東電は高濃度の放射性物質を含む汚染水の流出を防ぐことができない。

関連語

contaminative, contamination, contaminant

contaminate の言い換えを探すには

contaminate（汚す）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。