pollute

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.

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

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pol·luter n.

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pollute

Verb

[-luting, -luted]

1. to contaminate with poisonous or harmful substances

2. to corrupt morally [Latin polluere to defile]

pollution n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pollute - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" contaminate, foul 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!"

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pollute

verb 1. contaminate, dirty, mar, poison, soil, foul, infect, spoil, stain, taint, adulterate, make filthy, smirch, befoul << OPPOSITE decontaminate

verb 2. defile, violate, corrupt, sully, deprave, debase, profane, desecrate, dishonour, debauch, besmirch << OPPOSITE honour

Translations

pollute [pəˈluːt] vt → contaminar

pollute [pəˈluːt] vt → polluer

pollute [pəˈluːt] vt → verschmutzen

pollute [pəˈluːt] vt → inquinare

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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 污染

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 污染