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Humiliate vs Pollute - What's the difference?

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Humiliate is a related term of pollute.


In lang=en terms the difference between humiliate and pollute

is that humiliate is to injure a person's dignity and self-respect while pollute is to make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.

As verbs the difference between humiliate and pollute

is that humiliate is to injure a person's dignity and self-respect while pollute is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

As an adjective pollute is

(rare) polluted.

humiliate

English

Verb

(humiliat)
  • To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.
  • Synonyms

    * debase * disgrace * humble * shame * See also

    pollute

    English

    Verb

    (pollut)
  • To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
  • The factory pollute d the river when it cleaned its tanks.
  • To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
  • The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * self-pollute

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Polluted.
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