recontaminate
verb[Toften passive]
(alsore-contaminate)uk/ˌriː.kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/us/ˌriː.kənˈtæm.ə.neɪt/to make somethingdirty,infected, orpoisonousagain, for a second, third, etc.time:
Thewinterstormsreleasetheoilfrom thebouldersandcobbles, recontaminatingadjacentwetlands.
Air-dryplatesin arack, soitemswill not be recontaminated bytowelsand fingers.
- Whentidesorboatschurnup thesediment, thewatercould be re-contaminated.
- Asurfacelikelyto be recontaminated between usesneedsto bedisinfectedimmediatelybefore each use.
- Swimmers can beexposedtocontaminantsinwaterthat has notyetbeentreated- and they also can recontaminatewater.
Making things dirty & untidy
- blacken
- blot
- clutter
- contaminate
- defile
- dirty
- disarrange
- mark
- mess
- mix
- mixsomeone/somethingup
- muddle
- muddlesomethingup
- muddy
- muss
- pollute
- soil
- sully
- tarnish