begrime vs contaminate

begrime and contaminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
begrime	No	No	Yes	No
contaminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contaminate is a hyponym of begrime; that is, contaminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than begrime:

Other hyponyms of begrime include foul, foul, pollute, smear, slime, muddy, muddy up, splash, mire, muck, muck up, mud, crock, blemish, spot.

begrime (verb)	contaminate (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty	make impure
	make radioactive by adding radioactive material