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Pollute vs Wem - What's the difference?

pollute | wem |

As verbs the difference between pollute and wem

is that pollute is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product while wem is to injure or disfigure; blemish; mark; scar.

As a adjective pollute

is (rare) polluted.

As a noun wem is

a spot; stain; mark; scar; weal; bruise.

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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    wem

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wem, wemme, from (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spot; stain; mark; scar; weal; bruise.
  • A (moral) blemish; fault; blemish; taint.
  • Neglect; damage.
  • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) wemmen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (wemm)
  • To injure or disfigure; blemish; mark; scar.
  • To defile; pollute; corrupt; vitiate.
  • To violate (one's word).
  • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

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