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- pronunciation:
- p
lut
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
pollutes, polluting, polluted |
definition: |
to make dirty or harmful to health by mixing in or adding waste material.
The factory polluted the air with smoke.The company polluted the river by dumping oil in the water.
- synonyms:
- contaminate, foul, poison
- antonyms:
- purify
- similar words:
- blight, corrupt, dirty, rot, soil
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related words: |
poison |
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derivation: |
polluter (n.) |
Word Builder: pollute +
- polluted:
made dirty by pollution.
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