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Meaning
Verb
●
To make something
harmful
, especially by the
addition
of some
unwanted
product.
●
To make something or somewhere less
suitable
for some
activity
, especially by the
introduction
of some
unnatural
factor.
●
To
corrupt
or profane
●
To
violate
sexually
; to
debauch
; to dishonour.
Adj
●
In Hygiene:
Polluted; defiled.
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Origin
pollute
English
polluten
Middle English (1100-1500)
pollutum
Latin
pollutus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Defile
Spoil
Contaminate
Poison
Dirty
Related
Consume
Infest
Populate
Harm
Saturate
Degrade
Recycle
Clog
Contaminates
Ruin
Damage
Overfish
Disturb
Endanger
Destroy
Monopolize
Deplete
Disrupt
Enrich
Irradiate
Emit
Litter
Invade
Affect
Regulate
Acidify
Kill
Displace
Flood
Burn
Penetrate
Subsidise
Conserve
Threaten
Befoul
Waste
Toxify
Control
Drain
Occupy
Infect
Inhabit
Clog Up
Clutter Up
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Rhymes
Ute
Tut
Oot
Moot
Soot
Rute
Coot
Lute
Loot
Root
Cute
Jute
Tute
Boot
Mute
Hoot
Zoot
W00t
Poot
Newt
Toot
Suit
Elute
Shoot
Beaut
Plute
Scoot
Route
Brute
Qyoot
Clute
Bruit
Glout
Glute
Butte
Chute
Acute
Flute
Fruit
Aleut
'Tute
Astute
Ablute
Impute
Refute
Dilute
Galoot
Beirut
Uncute
Uproot
Repute
Reboot
Minute
Salute
Depute
Reroute
Dispute
Versute
Compute
Reshoot
Hirsute
Pollute
Commute
Cheroot
Resolute
Disrepute
Convolute
Overshoot
Substitute
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