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- DictionaryPolluted/pəˈlo͞odəd/
adjective
- 1. contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances: "one of Europe's most polluted rivers"
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adjective. us / pəˈluː.t̬ɪd / uk / pəˈluː.tɪd / Add to word list. affected by pollution: The river in Caracas is heavily polluted. New particles are formed in the polluted air of major cities. The largest effect was on the poor population who were drinking polluted water. spoiled by something: Supply chains become polluted with counterfeit goods.
Anything that's polluted is ruined and dirty — it's been contaminated by something dangerous or even deadly. It's not safe to eat fish caught in a polluted river. The adjective polluted is obviously a close relative to pollute and pollution , so you know that polluted air or water isn't clean.
pollute. to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use. pollute something by/with something The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories. Definition of pollute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
4 days ago · pollute. To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage. Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.
POLLUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of pollute – Learner’s Dictionary. pollute. verb [ T ] uk / pəˈluːt / us. Add to word list. B2. to make water, air, soil, etc dirty or harmful: We need a fuel that won't pollute the environment. (Definition of pollute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
polluted in American English. (pəˈlutɪd ) adjective. 1. contaminated. 2. Slang. intoxicated; drunk. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
verb. pol· lute pə-ˈlüt. polluted; polluting. Synonyms of pollute. transitive verb. 1. a. : to make ceremonially or morally impure : defile. b. : debase sense 1. using language to deceive or mislead pollutes language Linda C. Lederman. 2. a. : to make physically impure or unclean : befoul, dirty. b.
