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Synonyms for pollute
pəˈlutpol·lute
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, vitiateAntonyms:
clean, cleanse, disinfect, hallow, purify, sanctify, washPreposition:
The temple was defiled with blood; defiled by sacrilegious deeds.
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List of paraphrases for "pollute":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3202 | soil | |
#9718 | foul | |
#10000 | poison | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#12545 | stain | |
#19395 | infect | |
#21204 | choke | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#30189 | clog | |
#41477 | sully | |
#46613 | taint | |
#48868 | contaminate | |
#49554 | pollute | |
#51950 | tarnish | |
#78097 | defile | |
#121624 | vitiate | |
#126375 | pollutes | |
#299464 | congest |
How to use pollute in a sentence?
We probably will have to do more. Not just us (officials0 but the fans will travel a lot. We will pollute a lot because of that. We will think about it, we are thinking about doing more for the environment anyway, we have a children's foundation and do a lot for children around the world... but we didn't do much about the environment.
The only thing foreign companies have done is pollute and foment distrust among local populations, we don't see any benefits and remain an impoverished region.
As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family. When we destroy our forests, ravage our soil and pollute our seas, we betray that noble calling.
When we push our production to third-world countries, they pollute their lands, we are going to third-world countries and demanding that they pillage their lands so that we can have green technologies.
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.
Translations for pollute
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- llygruWelsh
- نجس کردنPersian
- saastuttaaFinnish
- pollué, polluerFrench
- truaillScottish Gaelic
- inquinareItalian
- inquinōLatin
- skazićPolish
- sujar, poluir, contaminar, poluída, poluídoPortuguese
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