Pollute

/pəˈluːt/

Synonyms for "pollute" (175 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Verb(11 words)

contaminate adulterated adulterates bastardise befouled befoulsbias introductioncontaminated contaminates corrupt corrupted

abuse adulterate afflict aggrieve alloy bastardize befoul benasty bewitch blightbooze upboozify canker cheapen coarsen condemn confound contaminate convert corrupt

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crock

Noun(3 words)

adulterating befouling contaminating

Strong matches (53)

crucify curse cut damage debase debauch decay defalcate defile deflower degenerate degrade denaturalize denature deprave desecrate despoil destroy devalue dilute

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dirty disadvantage disserve distort distress divertdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo wrongdo wrong bydoctordoctor updoom embezzle envenom fortify foul

Verb(9 words)

debases deface defile defiled degrade desecrates dirties foul fouled

Noun(6 words)

defiles defiling desecrating dirtying fouling fouls

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Verb(5 words)

fowled mongrelize rape stinking taint

fuddleget into troubleharass harm hex hurt impair infect injure jinx lace maladminister malign maltreat menace messmess upmisapply misappropriate misemploy

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mishandle mismanage mistreat misuse molest nasty outrage overtake peculate persecute pervert pickle pilfer plasterplay havoc withplay hob withpoison prejudice profane prostitute ravage ravish savage scathe soil souse spike spoil stain stew stone sully swack tainttamper withtarnish threaten tipsify torment torture twist ulcerate violate vitiate vulgarize warp waterwater downwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrong

Noun(7 words)

griming infectedsoil compositionssoil the clothessoiler splashestainting taints

Adjective(3 words)

poisonedpolluting runofftainted

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More general

12 entries

begrime bemire collycultural declinedata corruptiondirtyenvironmental degradationenvironmental harmgrimeinformation distortionmoral degradationsoil

More specific

8 entries

air pollutionbias introductioncultural decaydata contaminationfake resultsmoral erosionsoil contaminationwater contamination

Collocations

6 entries

air pollutionpollute airpollute groundwaterpollute waterpolluting emissionswater pollution

Inflections

3 entries

polluted pollutes polluting

Derivations

3 entries

pollutant polluting pollution

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Some factories pollute the environment.

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We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.

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Cycling is good exercise. Moreover, it doesn't pollute the air.

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Industrial wastes pollute the earth.

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