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polluted

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈluːtɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə lo̅o̅′tid)

From the verb pollute: (⇒ conjugate)
polluted is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

pol•lut•ed (pə lo̅o̅′tid),USA pronunciation adj.

Ecologymade unclean or impure;
contaminated;
tainted:swimming in polluted waters.
Slang Termsdrunk.

1350–1400; Middle English; see pollute, -ed²

pol•lut′ed•ness, n.

pol•lute /pəˈlut/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lut•ed, -lut•ing.

Ecologyto make foul or unclean, esp. with harmful chemical or waste products;
contaminate:to pollute the air with smoke.
to make morally unclean;
defile;
debase:to pollute the mind with bigotry.

pol•lut•er, n. [countable]All polluters will be heavily fined.

pol•lute (pə lo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lut•ed, -lut•ing.

Ecologyto make foul or unclean, esp. with harmful chemical or waste products;
dirty:to pollute the air with smoke.
to make morally unclean;
defile.
to render ceremonially impure;
desecrate:to pollute a house of worship.
Informal Termsto render less effective or efficient:The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's service.

Latin pollūtus past participle of polluere to soil, defile, equivalent. to pol-, assimilated variant of por- (see pollicitation; here marking the action as complete) + -lū- base of -luere (akin to lutum mud, dirt, lustrum muddy place) + -tus past participle suffix
Middle English polute 1325–75

pol•lut′er, n.
pol•lu′tive, adj.

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pollute /pəˈluːt/ vb (transitive)

to contaminate, as with poisonous or harmful substances
to make morally corrupt or impure; sully
to desecrate or defile

Etymology: 14th Century polute, from Latin polluere to defilepolˈluter n

'polluted' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Aral Sea - foul - infect - pollution - inhale - lagoon - pollute - unclean - sanitary

Synonyms: contaminated, poisoned, tainted, impure, defiled, more...

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