contaminate
Definitions
To make something impure, polluted, or poisonous by contact with a harmful substance.
To corrupt or infect something, often in a moral or abstract sense.
Examples
The chemical spill threatened to contaminate the local water supply.
Be careful not to let raw meat contaminate other foods in the refrigerator.
Synonyms
Antonyms
purify cleanse sanitize disinfect sterilize clarify decontaminate