🏭pollute

verb
/pəˈluːt/

Meaning

to make air, water, or land dirty and harmful to people, animals, and plants
to make air, water, or land dirty or harmful

Example Sentences

Factories pollute the environment with toxic chemicals.

Factories pollute the river with toxic waste.

Synonyms

contaminate, dirty, taint, poison, defile, spoil
Entry 1
contaminate, dirty, taint, poison
Entry 2
contaminate, defile, spoil, taint

Antonyms

purify, clean, cleanse, sanitize
Entry 1
purify, clean, cleanse
Entry 2
cleanse, purify, sanitize

Collocations

pollute environment, pollute air, pollute water, heavily pollute, pollute atmosphere, pollute the environment
Entry 1
pollute environment, pollute air, pollute water, heavily pollute, pollute atmosphere
Entry 2
pollute the environment, pollute water, pollute air, heavily pollute

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