Hyphenation of contaminate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contaminate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 6 syllables as shown below.

con-t-a-m-i-nate

Definitions of contaminate:

1.	Make impure The industrial wastes polluted the lake
2.	Make radioactive by adding radioactive material Don't drink the water--it's contaminated

Synonyms of contaminate:

verb	pollute, foul, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
verb	change, alter, modify

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