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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.
Polluted definition: made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted. See examples of POLLUTED used in a sentence.
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.
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 foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke. Synonyms: befoul, soil. Antonyms: purify. to make morally unclean; defile. Synonyms: deprave, debase, corrupt, vitiate, contaminate, taint. Antonyms: purify. to render ceremonially impure; desecrate: to pollute a house of worship.
May 10, 2024 · verb. To pollute water, air, or land means to make it dirty and dangerous to live in or to use, especially with poisonous chemicals or sewage . Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. [VERB noun] A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the sea. [VERB noun]
