1) Begrime 2) Bemire 3) Colly 4) Communicate a disease to 5) Corrupt 6) Defile 7) Dirty 8) Foul 9) French word used in English 10) Grime 11) Infect 12) Litter 13) Make dirty 14) Make impure 15) Pass on a disease to 16) Poison 17) Pollute 18) Ruin 19) Soil 20) Spoil 21) Taint 22) To make unclean or impure Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/contaminate
• (v. t.) To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile. • (a.) Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/contaminate/
Con·tam'i·nate (kŏn*tăm'ĭ*nāt) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Contaminated ; present participle & verbal noun Contaminating .] [ Latin contaminatus , past participle of contaminare... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/146