pollute
Meaning
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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.
Concepts
pollute
contaminate
defile
soil
foul
spoil
taint
corrupt
dirty
adulterate
vitiate
stain
infect
befoul
ruin
profane
deprave
make dirty
thin
dilute
pervert
desecrate
pollution
debauch
rape
muddy
smirch
affect
poison
amear
maculate
debase
get into trouble
incriminate
inculpate
seduce
bedaub
besmirch
contamination
add-in
put in
lower
waste
blast
blemish
blight
dish
louse up
mangle
mar
sully
violate
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəˈluːt/
Etymology
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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