"pollute" meaning in English

See pollute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: pəˈluːt Audio: en-us-pollute.ogg [US] Forms: pollute [canonical], pollutes [third-person, singular], polluted [past], polluted [past, participle], polluting [present, participle]
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  1. To pollute means add dirt and other harmful things to water, land or air.
    Sense id: simple-pollute-en-verb-JSpUNcYC
     
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