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- pronunciation:
- p
lut
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pollutes, polluting, polluted |
| definition 1: |
to make dirty, unpleasant, or unhealthy, esp. by infusing with waste material.
The factory emissions polluted the air.The company polluted the river by dumping its waste there for years.
- synonyms:
- befoul, contaminate, defile, foul, poison, taint
- antonyms:
- clear, purify
- similar words:
- begrime, blight, corrupt, dirty, rot, soil, sully
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| definition 2: |
to cause to become immoral or impure; taint.
Excessive violence on television may pollute young minds.- synonyms:
- corrupt, debauch, deprave, pervert
- antonyms:
- purify
- similar words:
- debase, defile, foul, infect, rot, sully, taint
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| related words: |
adulterate, alloy, canker, color, pervert, poison, profane, taint, vitiate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make water, air, landscape, or the like dirty, unpleasant, or unhealthy, esp. by infusing with waste material.
Those who pollute should pay. |
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| derivation: |
polluter (n.) |
Word Builder: pollute +
- polluted:
made dirty by pollution.
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