Inquinate (transitive verb)
in-kwin-ayt
Defile; corrupt
Latin inquinatus, past participle of inquinare, from in- in- entry + -quinare (akin to Latin caenum filth, ordure)
Example sentences
“My muddy boots continue to inquinate my tiny home through the winter.”
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