Home › Words › I › inquinateinquinate/ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/inquinate means to pollute or make dirty.inquinate is pronounced /ˈɪnkwɪneɪt/.EtymologyFrom Latin inquināre (“polluting”).verbTo pollute or make dirty.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.inquination 79% match — defilement;pollution; stain or impurity vs inquinate →conspurcate 65% match — To pollute; to defile. vs inquinate →coinquination 64% match — defilement, sullying vs inquinate →befoul 64% match — To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. vs inquinate →polluted 64% match — Made unclean or impure. vs inquinate →defile 62% match — To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. vs inquinate →incontaminate 61% match — Not contaminated; pure. vs inquinate →enfoul 61% match — To make foul or dirty. vs inquinate →