contaminate
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Contaminate, kon-tam′i-nāt, v.t. to defile by touching or mixing with: to pollute: to corrupt: to infect.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Contaminate and infect refer to something evil that deeply pervades and permeates, as the human body or mind.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
What! shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers;—shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes?
From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
Shall one of Vs, That strucke the Formost man of all this World, But for supporting Robbers: shall we now, Contaminate our fingers, with base Bribes?
From Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, William
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