pollutes
Meaning of pollutes
verb, 3rd person present
- contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances.
the explosion polluted the town with dioxin
late Middle English: from Latin pollut- ‘soiled, defiled’, from the verb polluere, based on the root of lutum ‘mud’.
Information about pollutes
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of pollutes is: pollute.
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Hyphenation of pollutes
pol-lutes
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- pollutes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pollutes synonyms
Meaning make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance:
Meaning render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance:
Meaning contaminate or pollute (something):
Meaning adulterate or contaminate with poison:
Meaning make dirty; pollute:
Meaning make foul or dirty; pollute:
Meaning make dirty:
Meaning the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles:
Meaning have a severely detrimental effect on:
Meaning contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms:
pollutes antonyms
Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:
Meaning remove contaminants from:
Anagrams of pollutes
Words that rhyme with pollutes
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