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Meaning of 'pollute' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pollute [ a.]
- Polluted.
2 . Pollute [ v. t.]
- To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
- To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
- To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse.

Meaning of 'pollute' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pollute [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make impure
Example in sentence:
  • The industrial wastes polluted the lake

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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