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contaminate

verb

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To introduce something unwanted that makes a substance or result impure or unreliable.

Dust from the open window could contaminate the paint mixture.

Dictionary practice example.

While testing a new reader poll, an editor accidentally allowed practice responses to contaminate the final results by mixing them with actual submissions.

From Maintaining a Shared System.

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