pollute

pol·lute

P0418000 (pə-lo͞ot′)tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate.2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors: The stadium lights polluted the sky around the observatory.3. To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt: felt that the minds of young people were hopelessly polluted by television ads.

[Middle English polluten, from Latin polluere, pollūt-.]

pol·lut′er n.

pollute

(pəˈluːt) vb (tr) 1. to contaminate, as with poisonous or harmful substances2. to make morally corrupt or impure; sully3. to desecrate or defile[C14 polute, from Latin polluere to defile] polˈluter n

pol•lute

(pəˈlut)

v.t. -lut•ed, -lut•ing. 1. to make foul or unclean, esp. with harmful chemical or waste products; contaminate: to pollute the air with smoke. 2. to make impure or morally unclean; defile; debase: to pollute the mind with bigotry. [1325–75; Middle English polute < Latin pollūtus, past participle of polluere to soil, defile] pol•lut′er, n.

pollute

Past participle: polluted
Gerund: polluting

Imperative
pollute
pollute

Present
I pollute
you pollute
he/she/it pollutes
we pollute
you pollute
they pollute

Preterite
I polluted
you polluted
he/she/it polluted
we polluted
you polluted
they polluted

Present Continuous
I am polluting
you are polluting
he/she/it is polluting
we are polluting
you are polluting
they are polluting

Present Perfect
I have polluted
you have polluted
he/she/it has polluted
we have polluted
you have polluted
they have polluted

Past Continuous
I was polluting
you were polluting
he/she/it was polluting
we were polluting
you were polluting
they were polluting

Past Perfect
I had polluted
you had polluted
he/she/it had polluted
we had polluted
you had polluted
they had polluted

Future
I will pollute
you will pollute
he/she/it will pollute
we will pollute
you will pollute
they will pollute

Future Perfect
I will have polluted
you will have polluted
he/she/it will have polluted
we will have polluted
you will have polluted
they will have polluted

Future Continuous
I will be polluting
you will be polluting
he/she/it will be polluting
we will be polluting
you will be polluting
they will be polluting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been polluting
you have been polluting
he/she/it has been polluting
we have been polluting
you have been polluting
they have been polluting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been polluting
you will have been polluting
he/she/it will have been polluting
we will have been polluting
you will have been polluting
they will have been polluting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been polluting
you had been polluting
he/she/it had been polluting
we had been polluting
you had been polluting
they had been polluting

Conditional
I would pollute
you would pollute
he/she/it would pollute
we would pollute
you would pollute
they would pollute

Past Conditional
I would have polluted
you would have polluted
he/she/it would have polluted
we would have polluted
you would have polluted
they would have polluted

Thesaurus

Verb

pollute - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"contaminate, foulinfect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganismbegrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

pollute

verb1. contaminate, dirty, mar, poison, soil, foul, infect, spoil, stain, taint, adulterate, make filthy, smirch, befoul beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea
contaminate clean, cleanse, purge, sterilize, disinfect, decontaminate, sanitize2. defile, violate, corrupt, sully, deprave, debase, profane, desecrate, dishonour, debauch, besmirch a man accused of polluting the minds of children
defile honour, esteem

pollute

verb1. To make physically impure:contaminate, defile, foul, poison.2. To make morally impure:contaminate, corrupt, defile, infect, soil, taint.3. To spoil or mar the sanctity of:defile, desecrate, profane, violate.

Translations

污染

pollute

(pəˈluːt) verb to make dirty. Chemicals are polluting the air.污染polˈlution (-ʃən) noun污染

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→ 污染zhCN

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pollute (something or some place) with (something else)

To cause something to become dirtied, contaminated, or impure as a result of the introduction of something. People have been polluting this river with garbage and raw sewage for so long that it has become toxic. I just don't understand how people could pollute their bodies and minds with drugs and alcohol like that.See also: pollute

polluted

slang Heavily intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. I was so polluted I couldn't even write my name legibly. My father used to spend all weekend too polluted to play with me or my siblings.See also: pollute

pollute something with something

to adulterate something with something; to dirty something with something. You should not pollute the stream with chemicals. Someone polluted the sewer with automotive oil.See also: pollute

polluted

mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Those guys are really polluted. See also: pollute

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verb contaminate

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verb defile

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verb to make physically impure

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verb to make morally impure

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verb to spoil or mar the sanctity of

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verb make impure

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