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Definition of Pollute

Pollute
Pollute Pol*lute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Polluting.] [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See Position, Lave.] 1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement. The land was polluted with blood. --Ps. cvi. 38 Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth. --2 Esd. xv. 6. 2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor. 3. (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. --Num. xviii. 32. They have polluted themselves with blood. --Lam. iv. 14. Syn: To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate; debauch; dishonor; ravish.
Pollute
Pollute Pol*lute", a. [L. pollutus.] Polluted. [R.] --Milton.

Meaning of Pollute from wikipedia

- policy in the later half of the 20th century. Sites where historically polluting industries released persistent pollutants may have legacy pollution long...
- Let's Pollute! is a 2009 animated short film created by Geefwee Boedoe. The film is a modern satire decrying pollution, waste and consumerism, animated...
- In environmental law, the polluter pays principle is enacted to make the party responsible for producing pollution responsible for paying for the damage...
- with abandoned factories or commercial buildings, or other previously polluting operations like steel mills, refineries or landfills. Small brownfields...
- Air Quality Database "The most polluted cities in the world, ranked". 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-04-22. "The most polluted city in the world isn't Beijing...
- Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely...
- that have been regarded, currently or historically, as among the most polluted in the world due to their quantity of pollution, the severity of different...
- environmental pollution. Woodsy's original motto was “Give a hoot! Don't pollute” and has since been updated to “Lend a hand—care for the land!" Together...
- implementing policies like these companies have a higher incentive to not over pollute the environment and instead focus on creating an eco-friendlier environment...
- PMID 16966081. Kireeva, Anna (4 January 2021). "One of the Murmansk Region's most polluting facilities shuts down after more than seven decades". Bellona.org. Translated...