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To soil, stain or infect with filth.<\/p>\n

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To soil, or to make inferior by contact or mixture, contamination.<\/p>\n

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To make something impure by touching it or by adding something to it.<\/p>\n

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To spread infection to someone or something.<\/p>\n

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To introduce accidentally substances, microorganisms or virus particles into a culture, substrate or medium. The term should not be used in the same sense as inoculate or infect.<\/p>\n

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