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Factories should not pollute rivers.
What does Pollute mean?
make nature dirty and harmful.
Dictionary definition
To make air, water, or land dirty and harmful by adding waste or chemicals.
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Pollute in a sentence
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Litter can pollute local parks.
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Small actions reduce how much we pollute shared spaces.
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What does pollute mean?
Pollute means make nature dirty and harmful.
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Which word is closest in meaning to pollute?
Contaminate is close in meaning to pollute.
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WordPollute.
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MeaningPollute means make nature dirty and harmful.
ExampleExample: Factories should not pollute rivers.
Word breakdown
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- puh · loot
- Strongest beat
- loot
- Ending
- loot
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on loot.
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Synonyms
Words like Pollute
contaminateUse when harmful substances make something unsafe.
dirtyUse when making an area less clean or safe.
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Pollute word family
Base word
pollute
noun
pollution
Harmful substances in the environment.
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Hint for students
make nature dirty and harmful.
Common mix-up
Pollute is not the same as clean. Pollute means make nature dirty and harmful.
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