contaminate
Example Sentences
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Counterfeit and contaminated products could be crushed by a forklift or incinerated.
Some ranchers worry that wastewater might contaminate sources of groundwater and imperil their operations.
These methods are common, but they have major limitations, including low efficiency, slow operation, limited capacity, and the buildup of additional contaminated waste that still has to be handled.
From Science Daily
For years, China was the primary destination for California’s plastic, contaminated paper and other waste.
From Los Angeles Times
The aviation industry doesn’t dispute that oil and other aircraft fluids can contaminate the air on a flight, but says that the levels of chemicals released haven’t been shown to pose risk of serious illness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
