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Pollute vs Contaminantes - What's the difference?

pollute | contaminantes |

As a verb pollute

is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

As an adjective pollute

is (rare) polluted.

As a noun contaminantes is

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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.
  • References

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