Some factories pollute the environment.
Source: tatoeba (21020)
Pollute
//pəˈluːt//
Synonyms for "pollute" (211 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Verb(18 words)
Strong matches (63)
Related words (105)
Verb(44 words)
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2 entriesderived
7 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 23 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ndot verb (to make something harmful)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μιαίνω verb (to make something harmful)
- μολύνω verb (to make something harmful)
Bulgarian
1 entries- замърсявам verb (to make something harmful)
Burmese
1 entries- ညစ်ညမ်း verb (to make something harmful)
Czech
1 entries- znečistit verb (to make something harmful)
Esperanto
1 entries- polui verb (to make something harmful)
Finnish
3 entries- pilaantunut adj (polluted)
- saastunut adj (polluted)
- saastuttaa verb (to make something harmful)
French
3 entries- pollué adj (polluted)
- polluer verb (to make something harmful)
- polluer verb (to make something or somewhere less suitable)
German
1 entries- verschmutzen verb (to make something harmful)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to make something harmful)
Ido
1 entries- polutar verb (to make something harmful)
Irish
2 entries- truailligh verb (to make something harmful)
- éilligh verb (to make something harmful)
Italian
1 entries- inquinare verb (to make something harmful)
Latin
2 entries- inquinō verb (to make something harmful)
- polluo verb (to make something harmful)
Middle English
1 entries- polluten verb (to make something harmful)
Polish
3 entries- skazić verb (to make something harmful)
- zanieczyszczać verb (to make something harmful)
- zanieczyścić verb (to make something harmful)
Portuguese
4 entries- poluído adj (polluted)
- contaminar verb (to make something harmful)
- poluir verb (to make something harmful)
- poluir verb (to make something or somewhere less suitable)
Russian
2 entries- загрязни́ть verb (to make something harmful)
- загрязня́ть verb (to make something harmful)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- truaill verb (to make something harmful)
- truaill verb (to make something or somewhere less suitable)
Slovene
2 entries- onesnaževati verb (to make something harmful)
- onesnažiti verb (to make something harmful)
Spanish
2 entries- contaminar verb (to make something harmful)
- polucionar verb (to make something harmful)
Ukrainian
2 entries- забру́днювати verb (to make something harmful)
- забрудни́ти verb (to make something harmful)
Welsh
1 entries- llygru verb (to make something harmful)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
Source: tatoeba (21021)
Cycling is good exercise. Moreover, it doesn't pollute the air.
Source: tatoeba (54167)
Industrial wastes pollute the earth.
Source: tatoeba (245169)
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