pollute
Significado (English)
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- To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
- To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
- To corrupt or profane
- To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
Synonyms
make dirty
amear
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/pəˈluːt/
Etimoloxía (English)
In summary
From Middle English polluten, borrowed from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of polluō (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).
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