v. t.
Shall we now
Contaminate our figures with base bribes? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. Goldsmith.
a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. “Contaminate drink.” Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
adj. spreading contamination; especially radioactive contamination.
n. [ L. contaminatio. ] The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates. [ 1913 Webster ]