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/ray'dee oh ak"teuh vayt'/, v.t., radioactivated, radioactivating. Physics.to make (a substance) radioactive.[1900-05; RADIOACTIVE + -ATE1]
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radioactivate — verb To make something radioactive … Wiktionary
radioactivate — ra·dio·activate … English syllables
radioactivate — /ˌreɪdioʊˈæktəveɪt/ (say .raydeeoh aktuhvayt) verb (t) (radioactivated, radioactivating) to make radioactive. –radioactivation /ˌreɪdioʊˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ (say .raydeeoh.aktuh vayshuhn), noun …
radioactivate — “+ transitive verb Etymology: radioactive + ate : to make radioactive … Useful english dictionary
contaminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. corrupt, infect, taint, pollute, soil; defile, sully, befoul, stain, dirty; debauch, deprave, degrade. See deterioration, uncleanness.Ant., purify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. taint, pollute, defile,… … English dictionary for students
contaminate — [v] adulterate alloy, befoul, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deprave, desecrate, dirty, harm, infect, injure, muck up, pervert, poison, pollute, profane, radioactivate, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate; concepts 252,254 Ant.… … New thesaurus
