Synonyms for pollute
pəˈlutpol·lute

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1. pollute

   The hand may be defiled by a touch of pitch; swine that have been wallowing in the mud are befouled. Contaminate and infect refer to something evil that deeply pervades and permeates, as the human body or mind. Pollute is used chiefly of liquids; as, water polluted with sewage. Tainted meat is repulsive; infected meat contains germs of disease. A soiled garment may be cleansed by washing; a spoiled garment is beyond cleansing or repair. Bright metal is tarnished by exposure; a fair sheet is sullied by a dirty hand. In figurative use, defile may be used merely in the ceremonial sense; "they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled," John xviii, 28; contaminate refers to deep spiritual injury. Pollute has also a reference to sacrilege; as, to pollute a sanctuary, an altar, or an ordinance. The innocent are often contaminated by association with the wicked; the vicious are more and more corrupted by their own excesses. We speak of a vitiated taste or style; fraud vitiates a title or a contract.

   Synonyms:
   befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, infect, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate

   Antonyms:
   clean, cleanse, disinfect, hallow, purify, sanctify, wash

   Preposition:
   The temple was defiled with blood; defiled by sacrilegious deeds.

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1. pollute

   Synonyms:
   befoul, taint, poison, corrupt, tarnish, stain, contaminate, soil, vitiate, deprave

   Antonyms:
   purify, clarify, disinfect, filter

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1. pollute, foul, contaminateverb

   make impure

   "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

   Synonyms:
   back up, maculate, choke off, befoul, clog, defile, foul, contaminate, clog up, congest, choke

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1. polluteverb

   Synonyms:
   defile, soil, taint, make foul

2. polluteverb

   Synonyms:
   corrupt, infect, contaminate, vitiate, deprave, debase, poison

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1. polluteverb

   Synonyms:
   defile, contaminate, corrupt, infect, debase, vitiate, desecrate, befoul

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1. List of paraphrases for "pollute":

   contaminate, pollutes

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How to use pollute in a sentence?

1. Alden Meyer:

   The first rule of holes is that when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. And we're still digging the hole deeper by paying people to pollute and to produce and use more carbon, it's insane.

2. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera:

   The countries that pollute the most did not live up to the challenge and remain in debt.

3. Joerg Weigl:

   As soon as you make it stable and possible as a fun activity, a fun activity is what people want and if people want this, it's a product and as soon as it's a product, it's a commercial market (product). That's very simple and it's a commercial market (product) that doesn't pollute the environment, so that is a nice thing.

4. John Kerry:

   This is not a free license to come in and pollute like crazy, it's got to be a responsible effort to in the short term fill a gap, but with a clear plan for where you're heading in terms of reducing emissions.

5. Gina McCarthy:

   This is an open license to pollute. Plain and simple.