depollutev.

Etymology: < de- prefix 2a + pollute v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: depoˈllute.

transitive. To cleanse (land, water, etc.) of pollution. Also absol. and depoˈlluted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > become free from impurities [verb (intransitive)] > cleanse (land or water) of pollution

depollute1967

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > remove impurities from [verb (transitive)] > cleanse (land or water) of pollution

depollute1967

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > [adjective] > having impurities removed > of land or water: cleansed of pollution

remediated1865

depolluted1967

1967 Sunday Times 9 Apr. 31 The cheapest desalted water in the U.S. still costs 10 times as much as depolluted fresh water in water-short areas.

1970 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 25/1 We could depollute the Trent and take our water direct from the main river.

1977 Forbes 1 Oct. 23/2 The steelers have been jumped on to roll back prices, up wages, pay greater taxes, modernize, depollute, compete abroad and a few other hundred contradictory things all at the same time.

1981 N.Y. Times 13 Sept. iv. 22/3 That the Thames is being incorporated into the majority of development plans is an outgrowth of successful efforts to depollute a waterway so dirty that in Victorian times, women sold nosegays to pedestrians by Westminster Bridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	depollute
释义	depollutev. Etymology: < de- prefix 2a + pollute v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: depoˈllute. transitive. To cleanse (land, water, etc.) of pollution. Also absol. and depoˈlluted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > become free from impurities [verb (intransitive)] > cleanse (land or water) of pollution depollute1967 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > remove impurities from [verb (transitive)] > cleanse (land or water) of pollution depollute1967 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > [adjective] > having impurities removed > of land or water: cleansed of pollution remediated1865 depolluted1967 1967 Sunday Times 9 Apr. 31 The cheapest desalted water in the U.S. still costs 10 times as much as depolluted fresh water in water-short areas. 1970 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 25/1 We could depollute the Trent and take our water direct from the main river. 1977 Forbes 1 Oct. 23/2 The steelers have been jumped on to roll back prices, up wages, pay greater taxes, modernize, depollute, compete abroad and a few other hundred contradictory things all at the same time. 1981 N.Y. Times 13 Sept. iv. 22/3 That the Thames is being incorporated into the majority of development plans is an outgrowth of successful efforts to depollute a waterway so dirty that in Victorian times, women sold nosegays to pedestrians by Westminster Bridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1967
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