verb🔗ShareContaminer, polluerTo make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter."The factory's waste contaminates the nearby river, making the water unsafe to drink. "Les déchets de l'usine contaminent la rivière voisine, rendant l'eau impropre à la consommation.environmentmedicinesubstancedisasterbiologychemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContaminer, polluerTo soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association."The factory waste contaminates the river, making the water unsafe to drink. "Les déchets de l'usine contaminent la rivière, rendant l'eau impropre à la consommation.environmentmedicinebiologydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContaminer, polluerTo make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements."Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly."Ne contaminez pas le beurre de cacahuète avec la gelée.environmentsciencemedicinebiologychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContamine, pollueTo infect, often with bad objects"The factory runoff contaminates the river, making the water unsafe to drink. "Les rejets de l'usine contaminent la rivière, rendant l'eau impropre à la consommation.environmentmedicinediseaseorganismmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
