Adulterate vs Pollute - What's the difference?
adulterate | pollute |
Tending to commit adultery.
* , I.v.
Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
To corrupt.
To spoil by adding impurities.
* Spectator
To commit adultery.
To defile by adultery.
To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
(dated) To corrupt or profane
* But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted , as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.” —Revelation 21:8 (RSV)
To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
As adjectives the difference between adulterate and pollute
is that adulterate is tending to commit adultery while pollute is polluted.As verbs the difference between adulterate and pollute
is that adulterate is to corrupt while pollute is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.adulterate
English
(wikipedia adulterate)Adjective
(en adjective)- Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,
- With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts-
- O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power
- So to seduce!- won to his shameful lust
- The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.
Verb
(adulterat)- to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.
- The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words.
- (Milton)
Synonyms
* debaseDerived terms
* adulterant * adulterationReferences
* ----pollute
English
Verb
(pollut)- The factory pollute d the river when it cleaned its tanks.
- The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.
