po
llute
Third Person
pollutes
Present Participle
polluting
Past Tense
polluted
Past Participle
polluted
1
to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land
transitive
- Factories often pollute the air with emissions from burning fossil fuels.
- Dumping untreated sewage into rivers can pollute the water and harm aquatic life.
- Pesticides used in agriculture can pollute soil and groundwater if not applied responsibly.
- Cars emit exhaust fumes that pollute the atmosphere with greenhouse gases.
- Oil spills from tankers polluted oceans until preventative measures were put in place.
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