Word a Day
pollute
What does pollute mean?
pollute (verb): make impure.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use pollute in a sentence?
- The industrial wastes polluted the lake. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce pollute?
/pəˈlut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of pollute?
Words related to pollute
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “pollute”?
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What does “pollute” mean?
move faster
Not quite: that's what accelerate means.
make easier
Not quite: that's what facilitate means.
make impure
Right! That's what “pollute” means.
to wait for
Not quite: that's what await means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “pollute”?
duck
Not quite: duck means something else.
sink
Not quite: sink means something else.
foul
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skip
Not quite: skip means something else.
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