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adjective

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as in contaminated

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fouled

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verb

past tense of foul
1
as in stained
to make dirty the mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease

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2
as in polluted
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable industrial pollution fouling the water supply

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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations

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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition unless you want to smell the organic refuse as it fouls, locate the compost heap away from the house

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  1. contaminated
  2. poisoned
  3. disintegrated
  4. tainted
  5. degraded
  6. impure
Adjective
  • Usually, these symptoms start within 24 hours of eating contaminated food and last for one to three days.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter the body pose a serious health threat.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of contaminated
Verb
  • Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoned
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  • With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
Adjective
  • Without this work, however, outbreaks of foodborne illness might never be spotted or traced back to a tainted ingredient, and more people would get sick and die.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Following the Vatican leaks and Benedict’s tainted legacy, Bergoglio aims to deliver his resignation but is met with resistance by the acting Pope, who has other plans for the Cardinal.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.
    Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The hydroelectric dams, which were built between 1912 and the 1960s, not only blocked salmon from reaching spawning areas but also degraded the river’s water quality, contributing to toxic algae blooms and disease outbreaks that at times killed masses of fish.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of degraded
Adjective
  • If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • There was also the upset about Ryan, who shows her breasts—a sweetheart made impure through pulp fiction.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024
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