contaminate

Who acts: something, someone, Raw chicken, you, oil spill, Sewage · What happens: make, add, spoil, let, get in, have · To what, where: something, experiment, bad influence, thinking, other food, hands

«contaminate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: contaminate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make something dirty, impure or harmful by adding something bad to it, such as germs, poison or chemicals.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 make	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 impure	punct
6	impure	impure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 dirty	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 harmful	cc
8	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 dirty	conj
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 adding	mark
10	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 make	advcl
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 adding	obj
12	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 something	amod
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 bad	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 germs	punct
16	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	18 germs	case
17	as	as	ADP	_	16 such	fixed
18	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 something	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 poison	punct
20	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 something	nmod
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 chemicals	cc
22	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 poison	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something				dirty property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	add speech: assert	gerund		something					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To spoil an experiment or sample by letting something unwanted get in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spoil	mark
2	spoil	spoil	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 experiment	det
4	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spoil	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sample	cc
6	sample	sample	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 experiment	conj
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 letting	mark
8	letting	let	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spoil	advcl
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 letting	obj
10	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
11	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 letting	xcomp
12	in	in	ADV	_	11 get	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spoil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	spoil	to-infinitive		a experiment or sample	tree rules
2	let	gerund		something	tree rules
3	get in	infinitive	something not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

To have a bad influence on something (contaminate someone's thinking).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 have	mark
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 influence	det
4	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 influence	amod
5	influence	influence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 influence	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 contaminate	punct
9	contaminate	contaminate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 something	acl
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 thinking	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 someone	case
12	thinking	thinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 contaminate	obj
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 contaminate	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	have	to-infinitive		a bad influence	something	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent influence=Patient
2	contaminate	infinitive		someone's thinking		vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thinking=Destination
3	think		someone			nom thinking «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Raw chicken can contaminate other food with bacteria.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Raw	raw	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 chicken	amod
2	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contaminate	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 contaminate	aux
4	contaminate	contaminate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 food	amod
6	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contaminate	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 bacteria	case
8	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 contaminate	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 contaminate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contaminate	can	Raw chicken	other food				with bacteria	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent food=Destination with bacterium=Theme

Example 2

Wash your hands so you don't contaminate the food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	so	so	ADV	_	8 contaminate	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 contaminate	nsubj
6	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 contaminate	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 contaminate	advmod
8	contaminate	contaminate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wash	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 food	det
10	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 contaminate	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	not contaminate	present · do-support	you	the food					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Destination

Example 3

An oil spill contaminated the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 spill	det
2	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spill	compound
3	spill	spill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contaminated	nsubj
4	contaminated	contaminate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 beach	det
6	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 contaminated	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 contaminated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contaminate	past	a oil spill	the beach					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme beach=Destination

Example 4

Sewage contaminated the river after the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sewage	Sewage	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 contaminated	nsubj
2	contaminated	contaminate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 river	det
4	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 contaminated	obj
5	after	after	ADP	_	7 storm	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 storm	det
7	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 contaminated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 contaminated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contaminate	past	Sewage	the river			after the storm		vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent river=Destination

Example 5

Don't touch the sample or you'll contaminate it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 touch	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 touch	advmod
3	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sample	det
5	sample	sample	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 touch	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 contaminate	cc
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 contaminate	nsubj
8	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 contaminate	aux
9	contaminate	contaminate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 touch	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 contaminate	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not touch	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the sample					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sample=Co-Theme
2	contaminate	future	you	sample					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination

Example 6

Chemicals from the old factory contaminated the soil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chemicals	chemical	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 contaminated	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 factory	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 factory	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 factory	amod
5	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Chemicals	nmod
6	contaminated	contaminate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 soil	det
8	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 contaminated	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 contaminated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contaminate	past	Chemicals from the old factory	the soil					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme soil=Destination

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