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Definition of Pollute
1. Verb. Make impure. "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
Specialized synonyms: Infect, Taint
Generic synonyms: Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil
Derivative terms: Contaminant, Contamination, Contamination, Contamination, Contaminative, Pollutant, Polluter, Pollution, Pollution, Pollution
Definition of Pollute
1. v. t. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
2. a. Polluted.
Definition of Pollute
1. to make unclean or impure [v -LUTED, -LUTING, -LUTES]
Medical Definition of Pollute
1. 1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; used of physical or moral defilement. "The land was polluted with blood.", "Wickedness . . . Hath polluted the whole earth." 2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor. 3. To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. "Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die." (Num. Xviii. 32) "They have polluted themselves with blood." (Lam. Iv. 14) Synonym: To defile, soil, contaminate, corrupt, taint, vitiate, debauch, dishonor, ravish. Origin: L. Pollutus, p. P. Of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. Appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See Position, Lave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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