contaminate, taint, pollute, defile mean to make impure or unclean. contaminate implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source. taint stresses the loss of purity or cleanliness …

Some beaches are very polluted and it would not be reasonable for us to put the public at risk. Polluted rivers that run through highly populated regions eventually make their way into the seas.

POLLUTED definition: made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted. See examples of polluted used in a sentence.

polluted (pəˈluːtɪd) adj 1. made unclean or impure; contaminated 2. slang US intoxicated; drunk

to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use. pollute something by/with something The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local …

Anything that's polluted is ruined and dirty — it's been contaminated by something dangerous or even deadly. It's not safe to eat fish caught in a polluted river. The adjective polluted is obviously a close …

Traffic is clogging up and polluting the city and surrounding suburbs. It doubles as a venue for 200mph motorbikes that pollute the air with petrol fumes.

Waste from the factory had polluted [= contaminated] the river. Miles of beaches were polluted by the oil spill. Car exhaust pollutes the air.

Jun 18, 2025 · Defining pollution isn’t merely about identifying the presence of unwanted substances; it’s about understanding the consequences of their presence.

POLLUTE definition: 1. to make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals…. Learn more.