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 …

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

Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals. [VERB noun] A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the sea. [VERB noun] The police have …

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

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 …

Definition of pollute verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use. pollute …

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

Polluted definition: Contaminated, specif. with harmful chemicals, waste material, etc.