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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INQUINATE

v.t.[L. inquino, to defile; Gr. common. ] To defile; to pollute; to contaminate. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INQUINATE

In "qui *nate, v. t. Etym: [L. inquinatus, p.p. of inquinare to defile. ]

 

Defn: To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.