contaminatev. t.[L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See Contact.] To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile.()Shall we now
Contaminate our figures with base bribes? (Shak.)I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. (Goldsmith.)()a. Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted.(Daniel.)