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pollute

[ puh-loot ]

verb (used with object)

polluted, polluting.
  1. to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty:

    to pollute the air with smoke.

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  2. to make morally unclean; defile.

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  3. to render ceremonially impure; desecrate:

    to pollute a house of worship.

  4. Informal. to render less effective or efficient:

    The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's service.



pollute

/ ±èəˈ±ô³Ü˳٠/

verb

  1. to contaminate, as with poisonous or harmful substances
  2. to make morally corrupt or impure; sully
  3. to desecrate or defile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±è´Ç±ôˈ±ô³Ü³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç±ô·±ô³Ü³Ùİù noun
  • ±è´Ç±ô·±ô³Üt¾±±¹±ð adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôp´Ç±ô·±ô³Ü³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôp´Ç±ô·±ô³Ü³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pollute1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English polute, from Latin ±è´Ç±ô±ôÅ«³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of polluere “to soil, defile,†equivalent to pol-, assimilated variant of por- “forth, forward†(variant of prefix per- ), here marking completed action + -±ôÅ«- base of -luere (akin to lutum “mud, dirt,†lustrum “muddy placeâ€) + -tus past participle suffix; per-
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pollute1

C14 polute, from Latin polluere to defile
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As well as brightening the sky and interfering with astronomy through their flashes and radio waves, satellites pollute the atmosphere on launch and on re-entry, as research from last October underscored.

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"We have destroyed wildlife habitats, polluted the environment, used pesticides on an industrial scale and we are changing the climate," Dr Fox said.

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A BBC team visited the site and saw soot, dying vegetation and polluted waterways around.

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But it seems these days the waters have commingled, creating a pool that’s increasingly foul-smelling and polluted.

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Seagrass also cleans polluted water and protects coastlines from erosion.

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