pollute

Definition of pollute in English English dictionary: To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product
The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.; To corrupt or profane; 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.; Polluted; to contaminate; {v} to defile, taint, corrupt, pervert; To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals + polluted pol·lut·ed The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river; To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse; To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor; {f} contaminate; defile, profane; spoil, ruin; make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"; To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; used of physical or moral defilement; make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake
polluter: One who pollutes
Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter. - George W. Bush to world leaders at the G8 Summit,.
polluter: Something which pollutes, such as a factory or a country
polluting: Present participle of pollute
polluting: Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution
pollution: The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances
Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.
pollution: Something that pollutes; a pollutant
pollution: Physical defilement
self-pollute: To masturbate
to pollute: contaminate
polluter: {n} a defiler, corrupter, perverter
pollution: {n} the act of defiling, defilement, guilt
Polluted: pollute
Pollution: xi
To pollute: coinquinate
polluted: Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched
polluted: {s} contaminated, dirtied, soiled
polluted: dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use
polluted: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
polluted: Simple past and past participle of pollute
polluter: A polluter is someone or something that pollutes the environment. a person or organization that causes pollution
polluter: {i} one who pollutes, contaminator
polluter: a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
polluters: plural of polluter
pollutes: third-person singular of pollute
pollution: harmful substances left in the environment, leading to a dirty, impure or unhealthy place
pollution: Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrades the natural quality of the environment, offends the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or causes a health hazard The usefulness of the natural resource is usually impaired by the presence of pollutants and contamination
pollution: An undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the environment
pollution: Any man made condition which adversely affects the quality of the environment
pollution: Physical, chemical, or biological change in the characteristics of some component of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, or biosphere that adversely influences the health, survival, or activities of humans or other living organisms
pollution: - The release by humans, directly or indirectly, of substances (including gases) or energy into the environment, which results or is likely to result in deleterious effects These may include: causing harm to living resources and life, being hazardous to human health, hindering human activities, or impairing the quality of the environmental resources and reducing amenities
pollution: Contaimination by poisonous or harmful substances
pollution: The presence of matter or energy whose nature, location or quantity produces undesired environmental effects
pollution: Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, hearing, or smell, and/or cause a health hazard The usefulness of a natural resource is usually impaired by the presence of pollutants and contaminants
pollution: Generally, the presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term has been defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water and other media
pollution: Generally, the presence of matter or energy whose nature, location, or quantity produces undesired environmental effects Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term is defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water
pollution: {i} contamination; desecration; dirtying, soiling; spoiling, destruction
pollution: The contamination of the air, the snow or the water by man-made substances such as gases and liquids Much mountain pollution comes in from the air in the form of gases that can cause acid rain or acid snow
pollution: Undesirable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the environment which can harmfully affect the health, survival, or activities of humans or other living organisms
pollution: the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of noxious substances
pollution: The changing of a natural environment, either by natural or artificial means, so that the environment becomes harmful or unfit for living things; especially applicable to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances
pollution: Alteration of the environment, as through the introduction of hazardous or detrimental substances, heat, or noise whose nature, location, or quantity produces adverse health or environmental effects Under Section 502 of the Clean Water Act, for example, pollution means the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water
pollution: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
pollution: Degradation (impairment) of environmental quality by the release of substances that cause a health hazard or contaminate soil, water or air A chemical, biological or physical deviation from the natural condition (or established regulatory parameters) of a resource
pollution: (Legal) The alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical or biological quality of, or the contamination of, any water in the state that renders the water harmful, detrimental, or injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property or to public health, safety, or welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose
pollution: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
pollution: The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity
pollution: undesireable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the air, water, or land that can harmfully affect the health, survival, or activities of human or other living organisms
pollution: All outputs, irrespective of any recycling or treatment, that are released to the environment and have the potential to be harmful
pollution: Harmful substances deposited in the air, water, or on land, leading to a state of dirtiness, impurity, or unhealthiness
pollution: Pollution is the process of polluting water, air, or land, especially with poisonous chemicals. The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants Recycling also helps control environmental pollution by reducing the need for waste dumps
pollution: The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse
pollution: the state of being polluted
pollution: Harmful substances deposed in the environment by the discharge of waste, leading to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere
pollution: Residual discharges of emissions to the air or water following application of emission control devices (EPA 1993b) See also environmental release and environmental intervention
pollution: Pollution is poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air, or land somewhere. The level of pollution in the river was falling

pollute

Hyphenation

pol·lute

Turkish pronunciation

pılut

Synonyms

adulterate, alloy, befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, debauch, defile, deprave, desecrate, dirty, dishonor, foul, infect, make filthy

Antonyms

clean, cleanse, purify

Pronunciation

/pəˈlo͞ot/ /pəˈluːt/

Etymology

[ p&-'lüt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English polluten, from Latin pollūtum, from pollūtus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of polluō (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).