Pollute vs Degrade - What's the difference?
pollute | degrade | Related terms |
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.
To lower in value or social position.
* Palfrey
To reduce in quality or purity.
(geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
Pollute is a related term of degrade.
As verbs the difference between pollute and degrade
is that pollute is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product while degrade is .As an adjective pollute
is (rare) polluted.pollute
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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.
Derived terms
* self-polluteReferences
* ----degrade
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Verb
(degrad)- Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
- Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.
- The DNA sample has degraded .
