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   pollute

   /pəˈl(j)uːt/

   verb

   • 1. contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances: "the explosion polluted the town with dioxin" Similar contaminateadulteratetaintpoisonbefoulfouldirtysoilblightmake filthyinfectOpposite cleanpurify
   • ▪ defile or corrupt: "a society polluted by greed" Similar corruptpoisonwarppervertdepravedefileblightdebauchsullybesmirchdesecrateviolateOpposite purify

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin pollut- ‘soiled, defiled’, from the verb polluere, based on the root of lutum ‘mud’.

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