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pollute en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /pəˈljuːt/
- /pəˈluːt/
Etymology
From Middle English polluten, borrowed from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of polluō (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).
Meanings
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(rare) Polluted; defiled.
Forms
Translations (4)
pt poluído (polluted) · fr pollué (polluted) · fi pilaantunut (polluted) · fi saastunut (polluted)
pollute en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pəˈljuːt/
- /pəˈluːt/
Etymology
From Middle English polluten, borrowed from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of polluō (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.
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(transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.
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To corrupt or profane
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
1952, Bible (Revised Standard Version, Revelation 21:8
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To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
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(Nigeria, slang) to flatulate.
Forms
Deriveds
polluter · pollutable · repollute · depollute · unpollute · self-pollute · pollutive
Relateds
pollutant · pollution
Synonyms
jack up · lead astray · pollute · ruin · blight · blight · violate · ravish · adulterate · poison · profanize · defile · bungle · crab · debauch · defile · detort · disrupt · mar · sully · misuse · oppress · demoralize · vitiate · grape · undo · screw up · botch · mar · constuprate · warp · upset · soil · pollute · r-word · corrupt · file · taint · queer · outrage · mommick · dishonour · subvert · bugger up · stain · debauch · mess up · abuse · rape · corrupt · ravish · scotch · spoil · fuck up · ball up · force · desecrate · preposterate · deprave · bumble · ravage · corrupt · mishandle · disturb · lead astray · pervert · profane · defile · viole · contaminate · contaminate · sully · put a crimp in · suborn · vitiate · unmoralize · sour · outrage · immoralize · turn upside down · pollute · defoul · abuse · ruin · sophisticate · upset the applecart · seduce · tamper · profanate · tarnish · violate · turn out · foil · pollute · vitiate
Translations (38)
pt poluir (to make something or somewhere less suitable) · ru загрязни́ть (to make something harmful) · ga truailligh (to make something harmful) · cs znečistit (to make something harmful) · la inquinō (to make something harmful) · pl skazić (to make something harmful) · de verschmutzen (to make something harmful) · grc μολύνω (to make something harmful) · gd truaill (to make something or somewhere less suitable) · got 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to make something harmful) · pl zanieczyścić (to make something harmful) · pl zanieczyszczać (to make something harmful) · my ညစ်ညမ်း (to make something harmful) · gd truaill (to make something harmful) · io polutar (to make something harmful) · enm polluten (to make something harmful) · ga éilligh (to make something harmful) · es contaminar (to make something harmful) · es polucionar (to make something harmful) · la polluo (to make something harmful) · uk забру́днювати (to make something harmful) · sq ndot (to make something harmful) · mh baijin (to make something harmful) · fi saastuttaa (to make something harmful) · uk забрудни́ти (to make something harmful) · pt contaminar (to make something harmful) · grc μιαίνω (to make something harmful) · sl onesnaževati (to make something harmful) · sl onesnažiti (to make something harmful) · fr polluer (to make something harmful) · it inquinare (to make something harmful) · bg замърсявам (to make something harmful) · pt poluir (to make something harmful) · ru загрязня́ть (to make something harmful) · fr polluer (to make something or somewhere less suitable) · eo polui (to make something harmful) · cy llygru (to make something harmful) · pt sujar (to make something or somewhere less suitable)