pollute

pəˈluːt

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Definition of pollute - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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contaminationmake something harmful by adding unwanted substances

The oil spill polluted the coastline.

contaminate

taint

sacred places

Rare

desecrate or defile a sacred place

Rare

The vandals polluted the ancient temple.

defile

desecrate

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Origin of pollute

Latin, polluere (to soil)

Terms with pollute included in their meaning

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muck

pollution

soil or pollute with dirt or filth

clean electricity

renewable energy

electricity from sources that do not pollute

canker

pollute

infect or pollute, leading to corruption

defile

pollute

make dirty or spoil

foul the air

pollute

make the air dirty or polluted

DPM

acr.

acr: Diesel Particulate Matter

tiny solid particles from diesel engines that pollute air

trichlorophenol

chemical pollutant

chemical with three chlorine atoms that can pollute water or soil

Examples of pollute in a sentence

Improper waste disposal can pollute local water sources.
The tourists accidentally polluted the sacred shrine.
The ritual site was polluted by careless visitors.

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French:polluer, souiller, ...
German:verschmutzen, entweihen, ...
Italian:inquinare, profanare, ...
Spanish:contaminar, profanar, ...
Portuguese:contaminar, profanar, ...
Chinese:污染, 亵渎, ...
Japanese:汚染する, 冒涜する, ...
Arabic:لَوَّثَ, نَجَّسَ, ...
Hebrew:לְזַהֵם, לְטַמֵּא, ...
Russian:загрязнять, осквернить, ...
Ukrainian:забруднювати, оскверняти, ...
Hindi:प्रदूषित करना, अपवित्र करना, ...
Bengali:দূষিত করা, অপবিত্র করা, ...
Catalan:contaminar, profanar, ...
Czech:znečistit, znesvětit, ...
Danish:forurene, vanhellige, ...
Dutch:vervuilen, ontheiligen, ...
Greek:μολύνω, βεβηλώνω, ...
Hungarian:szennyezni, meggyalázni, ...
Khmer:បំពុល, បំពុលទីសក្ការៈ, ...
Korean:오염시키다, 모독하다, ...
Persian:آلوده کردن, ناپاک کرد, ...
Polish:zanieczyszczać, zbezcześcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):poluir, profanar, ...
Romanian:a polua, a profanare, ...
Swedish:förorena, skända, ...
Thai:ทำให้ปนเปื้อน, ทำลาย, ...
Turkish:kirletmek, lekelemek, ...
Vietnamese:gây ô nhiễm, làm ô uế, ...

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