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Borrowed from Latin contāmināre.

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contaminar (first-person singular present contamino, first-person singular preterite contaminí, past participle contaminat)

  1. to contaminate

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Galician

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Learned borrowing from Latin contāmināre.

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contaminar (first-person singular present contamino, first-person singular preterite contaminei, past participle contaminado)

  1. (transitive) to contaminate (to make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter)
  2. to contaminate, to corrupt (to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements)

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Portuguese

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Learned borrowing from Latin contāmināre.

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  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧mi‧nar

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contaminar (first-person singular present contamino, first-person singular preterite contaminei, past participle contaminado)

  1. to contaminate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin contāmināre.

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  • IPA(key): /kontamiˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪a.miˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ta‧mi‧nar

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contaminar (first-person singular present contamino, first-person singular preterite contaminé, past participle contaminado)

  1. (transitive) to contaminate
  2. (transitive) to corrupt
    Synonym: corromper
  3. (transitive) to profane
    Synonym: profanar

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