contaminate
/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/verb
उच्चारण कन्टैमिनेट
दूषित करना, प्रदूषित करना
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[T] ~ sth (with sth)
to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding something harmful
दूषित करना, प्रदूषित करना
- Factory waste has contaminated the river.
- Do not drink water contaminated with sewage.
- Chemicals from the factory could contaminate the groundwater.
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- Always wash your hands so that you do not contaminate the food.
- The well was contaminated after the floods.
Opposite purify clean decontaminate
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[T] ~ sth
to influence people's ideas or attitudes in a bad way
(विचारों को) दूषित या भ्रष्ट करना
- Rumours contaminated the whole discussion.
- Do not let negative thinking contaminate your attitude to learning.
- Gossip can contaminate the atmosphere in an office.
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- Do not let one bad experience contaminate your view of all teachers.
- Hate speech online can contaminate young minds.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
contaminate sth with sth
Use with for the harmful substance that spoils something: water contaminated with sewage.
जिस हानिकारक पदार्थ से कोई चीज़ दूषित हो उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
- The river was contaminated with chemicals.
- Dirty hands can contaminate food.
contaminated (adjective) / contamination (noun)
The adjective describes the polluted state, and the uncountable noun names the process or the problem.
Adjective प्रदूषित अवस्था को बताता है और uncountable noun प्रक्रिया या समस्या का नाम है।
- Contaminated water causes cholera.
- Contamination of the well was traced to a drain.
contaminate (ideas, mind)
In a figurative sense, to contaminate is to spoil someone's thoughts or morals with harmful influence.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'contaminate' का अर्थ हानिकारक प्रभाव से किसी के विचारों या नैतिकता को बिगाड़ना है।
- Rumours contaminated the debate.
contaminate vs pollute
Pollute is for harming air, water and land in general; contaminate is for making a specific thing impure or unsafe.
'Pollute' हवा, पानी और भूमि को सामान्य रूप से हानि के लिए है; 'contaminate' किसी विशेष चीज़ को अशुद्ध या असुरक्षित करने के लिए है।
- Factories pollute the river; one leak contaminated the tank.
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contaminate + noun
waterfoodsoilbloodevidence
- The leak contaminated the soil near the plant.
adverb + contaminate
badlyheavilyaccidentallygraduallydeliberately
- The well was badly contaminated after the flood.
contaminated + noun
waterfoodmilksupplyblood
- Contaminated milk made many children ill.
source of contamination
a source ofrisk oflevel ofcause offear of
- Experts are checking the level of contamination.
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- Floodwater contaminated the wells in several villages.
बाढ़ के पानी ने कई गाँवों के कुओं को दूषित कर दिया।
- The cook washed his hands to avoid contaminating the food.
रसोइये ने भोजन को दूषित होने से बचाने के लिए हाथ धोए।
- Police feared the crime scene had been contaminated.
पुलिस को आशंका थी कि घटनास्थल से छेड़छाड़ हो चुकी है।
- Radhika read a report on how plastic contaminates the sea.
राधिका ने एक रिपोर्ट पढ़ी कि प्लास्टिक समुद्र को कैसे दूषित करता है।
- Drinking contaminated water is a major cause of disease.
दूषित पानी पीना बीमारी का एक प्रमुख कारण है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The well water is contaminate.
✓ The well water is contaminated.
After is, the participle contaminated is needed, not the base verb.
'Is' के बाद participle 'contaminated' चाहिए, मूल verb नहीं।
✗ Contamination water causes many diseases.
✓ Contaminated water causes many diseases.
Use the participle adjective contaminated, not the noun contamination, before water.
'Water' से पहले participle adjective 'contaminated' आता है, संज्ञा 'contamination' नहीं।
✗ The factory contaminates the river by chemicals.
✓ The factory contaminates the river with chemicals.
The substance that spoils something follows with, not by.
जिस पदार्थ से चीज़ दूषित हो, उसके साथ 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
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