POLLUTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster contaminate, taint, pollute, defile mean to make impure or unclean contaminate implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source taint stresses the loss of purity or cleanliness that follows contamination
POLLUTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Some beaches are very polluted and it would not be reasonable for us to put the public at risk Polluted rivers that run through highly populated regions eventually make their way into the seas
pollute verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of pollute verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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
Polluted - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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