contaminated
intermediateB1/kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/ · con-tam-i-nat-ed
Made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Meanings
Made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
کسی زہریلی یا آلودہ مادے کے سامنے آنے یا شامل ہونے سے غیر خالص ہو جانا۔
آلودہ
Aalooda
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- contaminated water
- contaminated soil
- contaminated food
Example Sentences
The river was contaminated by industrial waste.
دریا صنعتی فضلے سے آلودہ ہو گیا تھا۔
Darya san'ati fazlay se aalooda ho gaya tha.
Make sure the food is stored properly to avoid it being contaminated.
یہ یقینی بنائیں کہ کھانا صحیح طریقے سے محفوظ کیا جائے تاکہ یہ آلودہ نہ ہو۔
Yeh yaqini banain ke khana sahi tareeqay se mehfooz kiya jaye taake yeh aalooda na ho.
The investigation revealed that the groundwater was contaminated.
تحقیقات سے یہ بات سامنے آئی کہ زمین کے پانی میں آلودگی ہے۔
Tahqiqat se yeh baat samnay aayi ke zameen ke pani mein aaloodgi hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember 'contaminated' as 'con' (with) + 'taminated' (tainted), meaning something is tainted with impurities.
Imagine a glass of water that has been stained by mud, representing contamination.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
درد کے بگڑنے سے نہ ڈر، دل کا نہ ہو آلودہ، پھر دیکھ مہکیں گے، سب داغ غم کے پھول ہیں۔
Dard ke bigarnay se na dar, dil ka na ho aalooda, Phir dekh mehkain ge, sab daagh gham ke phool hain.
Do not fear the deterioration of pain, let not the heart be contaminated, Then see how they will bloom, all the scars of sorrow are flowers.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
آلودہ پانی سے مچھلی نہیں ملتی۔
Aalooda pani se machhli nahi milti.
You cannot catch fish from contaminated water.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "contaminatus" — to make impure, to pollute
First known use: 15th century
The word 'contaminated' has evolved from the Latin word 'contaminare', which refers to the act of making something impure or unclean.