Contaminated and Contaminate

Contaminated

Contaminated adjective - Containing foreign or lower-grade substances.

Contaminate is a synonym for contaminated. In some cases you can use "Contaminate" instead a verb "Contaminated".

Contaminate

Contaminate verb - To make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.

Contaminated is a synonym for contaminate. Sometimes you can replace term "Contaminated" with "Contaminate", this verbs are similar.

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