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Meanings of pollute in English

Portuguese
sujar
Catalan
adulterar
Spanish
ensuciar

Make impure.

        sujar

        To remove the consecration from a person or an object.

              Usage of pollute in English
              1
              Tribal leaders say the pipeline will desecrate sacred land and pollute water.
              Reuters
              2
              Who may know how he works to pollute others of his family.
              The heretic's daughter: a novel
              3
              Those who pollute our waters will still be held accountable, he said.
              Reuters
              4
              The far-reaching schemes of Satan to pollute the Press and the Pen.
              Mr. World and Miss Church-Member: A Twentieth Century Allegory
              5
              Older, poorly maintained stoves pollute even more including risks from carbon monoxide.
              The Guardian
              6
              Be this chimera still worshipped; I will do nothing to pollute it.
              Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
              7
              Be this chimera still worshiped; I will do nothing to pollute it.
              The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
              8
              Stables and outhouses look upon their waters, and the sewers pollute them.
              The French in the Heart of America
              9
              An evil man who seems to pollute the very air you breathe.
              The Best British Short Stories of 1922
              10
              These can then pollute not only air but nearby waterways or soils.
              Reuters
              11
              My presence might pollute a spotless reputation, or furnish fuel to jealousy.
              Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
              12
              But never shall the hand of Rome pollute her whom I loved!
              The Coming of the King
              13
              Until last year, those power stations could pollute with no cost.
              The Guardian
              14
              Heavy and cumbersome, they choke land mammals and pollute sea beds and beaches.
              The Guardian
              15
              It also means that they do not pollute the environment in any way.
              Forbes
              16
              Most farmers do not pollute and will not have problems with these directives.
              The Irish Times
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