pollute

/pəˈluːt/

verb 4adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

best, electric, industrial, managed, natural, plastic, pretty, whole

VERB + POLLUTE

airplanes, bike, doesn't, gas, started, untreated, wastes, won't

POLLUTE + NOUN

atmosphere, earth, environment, island, less, lot, ocean, oceans

PREP.

on, than

ADV.

moreover, rather

Definitions

verb

To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.

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.

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.

To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.

adj

Polluted; defiled.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make impure

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.

Wiktionary

The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Some factories pollute the environment.

Tatoeba · #21020

We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.

Tatoeba · #21021

Cycling is good exercise. Moreover, it doesn't pollute the air.

Tatoeba · #54167

Usage Notes

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