Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Contaminate’ from the given sentence.
Crews were requested to purify the system since a brain-eating amoeba was discovered in the drinking water.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. purify.
Contaminate means to pollute or make something impure, while purify means to clean or remove impurities, making it the direct opposite.
The other words (requested, discovered, system) are unrelated to the meaning of contaminate.