As verbs the difference between infest and contaminate
is that
infest is to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers while
contaminate is to introduce impurities or foreign matter to.
As an adjective infest
is (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
infest English
Verb
( en verb)
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
- Insects are infesting my basement!
(pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal
Synonyms
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Adjective
( en adjective)
(obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing
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contaminate English
Verb
( contaminat)
To introduce impurities or foreign matter to.
- Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly.
- This water is contaminated . It isn't safe to drink.
To soil or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to pollute.
* Shakespeare
- Shall we now / Contaminate our figures with base bribes?
* Goldsmith
- I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated .
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Related terms
* contaminable
* contamination
* contaminative
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