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- Dictionarypolluted/pəˈl(j)uːtɪd/
adjective
- 1. contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances: "one of Europe's most polluted rivers"
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spoiled by something: Supply chains become polluted with counterfeit goods. Fewer examples. Some beaches are very polluted and it would not be reasonable for us to put the public at risk. Polluted rivers that run through highly populated regions eventually make their way into the seas.
to make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, especially by adding harmful chemicals: The pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply. We won't invest in any company that pollutes the environment.
to make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, especially by adding harmful chemicals: The pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply. We won't invest in any company that pollutes the environment.
a. : to make physically impure or unclean : befoul, dirty. b. : to contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste. polluter noun. pollutive. pə-ˈlü-tiv. adjective. Synonyms. befoul. contaminate. defile. foul. poison. taint. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for pollute.
Polluted definition: made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted. See examples of POLLUTED used in a sentence.
Informal. to render less effective or efficient: The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's service. pollute. / pəˈluːt / verb. to contaminate, as with poisonous or harmful substances. to make morally corrupt or impure; sully. to desecrate or defile.
Anything that's polluted is ruined and dirty — it's been contaminated by something dangerous or even deadly. It's not safe to eat fish caught in a polluted river. The adjective polluted is obviously a close relative to pollute and pollution, so you know that polluted air or water isn't clean.
