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pollute
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pol·lute  (p-lt)
tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes
1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate.
2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors: The stadium lights polluted the sky around the observatory.
3. To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt.
4. To make ceremonially impure; profane: "Churches and altars were polluted by atrocious murders" (Edward Gibbon).

[Middle English polluten, from Latin polluere, pollt-.]

pol·luter n.

pollute [pəˈluːt]
vb (tr)
1. to contaminate, as with poisonous or harmful substances
2. to make morally corrupt or impure; sully
3. to desecrate or defile
[C14 polute, from Latin polluere to defile]
polluter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.pollute - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
infect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

pollute
verb
1. contaminate, dirty, mar, poison, soil, foul, infect, spoil, stain, taint, adulterate, make filthy, smirch, befoul beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea
contaminate clean, cleanse, purge, sterilize, disinfect, decontaminate, sanitize
2. defile, violate, corrupt, sully, deprave, debase, profane, desecrate, dishonour, debauch, besmirch a man accused of polluting the minds of children
defile honour, esteem
Translations
pollute [pəˈluːt] VT
1.contaminar, polucionar
to become pollutedcontaminarse (with de)
2. (fig) → corromper

pollute [pəˈluːt] vtpolluer
to be polluted by sth → être pollué(e) par qch

pollute
vt environmentverschmutzen; river, atmosphere etc alsoverunreinigen; atmosphere alsoverpesten (pej); (fig) mind, moralsverderben, korrumpieren

pollute [pəˈluːt] vtinquinare (fig) → inquinare, corrompere
pollute [pəˈluːt] vtinquinare (fig) → inquinare, corrompere

pollute
v pollute [pəˈluːt]
to make dirty Chemicals are polluting the air. besoedel يُلَوِّث замърсявам znečistit forurene verschmutzen μολύνω, ρυπαίνω contaminar saastama آلوده کردن saastuttaa polluer לְזֵהם अपवित्र करना, दूषित करना, कलुषित करना zaprljati.zagaditi (be)szennyez mencemari menga inquinare 汚染する 오염시키다 teršti piesārņot mencemarkan vervuilen forurense zanieczyszczać poluir a polua загрязнять znečistiť onesnažiti zagaditi förorena ทำให้สกปรก kirletmek 污染 забруднювати آلودہ کرنا ô nhiễm
n polˈlution [-ʃən]
besoedeling تَلْويث замърсяване znečistění forurening die Verschmutzung μόλυνση, ρύπανση contaminación reostus آلودگی saaste pollution זִיהוּם अपवित्रीकरण zagađenje beszennyezés; szennyeződés pencemaran mengun inquinamento 公害 오염 užterštumas, tarša piesārņošana; piesārņojums pencemaran vervuiling forurensning zanieczyszczenie poluição poluare загрязнение znečistenie onesnaženje zagađenje förorening ภาวะมลพิษ kirlenme, kirletme 污染 забруднення آلودگي sự ô nhiễm

pollute يُلَوث znečistit forurene verschmutzen ρυπαίνω contaminar saastuttaa polluer zagaditi inquinare 汚染する 오염시키다 vervuilen forurense zanieczyścić poluir загрязнять förorena ทำให้เป็นมลพิษ kirletmek làm ô nhiễm 污染


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