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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

To contaminate or make impure, especially with harmful substances.

e.g. The factory's waste polluted the nearby river and harmed the ecosystem.

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Similar Words

Befoul

Contaminate

Defile

Discolor

Foul

Infect

Poison

Rust

Smut

Taint

Tar

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Opposite Words

Bless

Clarify

Cleanse

Clear

Consecrate

Decontaminate

Deterge

Disinfect

Distill

Dry-clean

Elutriate

Fertilize

Filter

Fine

Garble

Gi

Hallow

Lustrate

Pasteurize

Purge

Purify

Reconsecrate

Sacralize

Sanctify

Sanitize

Spiritualize

Sterilize

Swab

Turnout

Vacuum

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Related Words

Abase

Adulterate

Bastardize

Befoul

Begrime

Bemire

Besmirch

Blacken

Blemish

Breakdown

Brutalize

Canker

Cheapen

Corrupt

Cut

Darken

Daub

Debase

Debauch

Decay

Decompose

Defile

Degrade

Demean

Demoralize

Deprave

Desecrate

Deteriorate

Dilute

Disintegration

Doctor

Extend

Grime

Infect

Lace

Lessen

Mar

Mire

Mold

Molder

Muck

Muddy

Perish

Pervert

Poison

Profane

Prostitute

Putrefy

Rot

Smirch

Smudge

Soil

Sophisticate

Spoil

Stain

Subvert

Sully

Taint

Tarnish

Thin

Touch

Violate

Vitiate

Warp

Water down

Weaken

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