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How to pronounce “contaminate”

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Pronunciation guide for contaminate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of contaminate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What ocean microbes reveal about the changing climatethat can contaminate food webs and accumulate in shellfish and fish
Definition summary: (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

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What ocean microbes reveal about the changing climate

that can contaminate food webs and accumulate in shellfish and fish

[Verb]
(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
(transitive) To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
(transitive) To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
(transitive) To infect, usually of a deadly virus.
[Adjective]
(used as a participle) Contaminated.
(figuratively) Dirty, sinful, wicked, gross, etc.

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