pollute
gb/pəlˈut/ us/pəlˈut/
B2
ఆంగ్లం
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B2
action
1
make the environment dirty or harmful
To make the environment dirty or dangerous.
వాడుక నమూనా:
pollute [air/water/land/place] (with [waste/chemicals/smoke])
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Use a direct object: say “pollute the river” (or “pollute the river with chemicals”), not “pollute to the river.”
పర్యాయపదాలు
contaminate (More neutral/technical; focuses on making something impure or unsafe.)
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foul (Often suggests making something dirty in an unpleasant way.)
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poison (Stronger; emphasizes causing harm or toxicity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clean (Remove dirt or harmful substances.)
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purify (Make something pure or free of contaminants.)
పదకలయికలు
pollute the air
|pollute rivers
|pollute waterways
|pollute the ocean
|pollute the atmosphere
|pollute the environment
|industrial pollution pollutes
|heavily polluted areas
|polluted water
|polluted air
విషయాలు
environment
|climate
|public_health
|science
ఉదాహరణలు
- Car exhaust continues to pollute the air in many large cities.
- The factory was fined for polluting the river with untreated waste.
- Plastic trash can pollute the ocean for decades.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Smoke can pollute the air.
- Factories can pollute rivers.
క్రియ
B2
action
2
contaminate a substance or supply
To make something like water or food unsafe.
వాడుక నమూనా:
pollute [water supply/food/sample] (with [bacteria/chemicals])
సాధారణ తప్పు:
In everyday English, “contaminate” is often preferred for food, medical samples, and lab work, but “pollute” is also used, especially in news reporting.
పర్యాయపదాలు
contaminate (Most common for substances, food, and lab contexts.)
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taint (Often used for food/drink; suggests spoilage or bad quality.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
sterilize (Remove germs from something (especially equipment or surfaces).)
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decontaminate (Remove contamination from a substance or area.)
పదకలయికలు
pollute the water supply
|pollute drinking water
|pollute a reservoir
|pollute a well
|pollute a food source
|pollute a sample
|polluted drinking water
|polluted groundwater
విషయాలు
health
|food
|science
|public_health
ఉదాహరణలు
- Runoff from the mine polluted nearby drinking water.
- A leak could pollute the reservoir and affect thousands of homes.
- If the container isn’t sealed properly, it can pollute the sample.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Chemicals can pollute drinking water.
క్రియ
formal
C1
action
3
spoil something morally or mentally
To make something less pure or good by adding bad influences.
వాడుక నమూనా:
pollute [mind/debate/discourse/culture] (with [hatred/misinformation])
సాధారణ తప్పు:
This figurative use is usually formal; in casual speech people often say “ruin,” “mess up,” or “poison.”
పర్యాయపదాలు
corrupt (Often suggests moral damage or dishonest influence.)
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taint (Suggests damaging something’s reputation or purity.)
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poison (Strong; emphasizes harmful influence on attitudes or relationships.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
cleanse (Remove bad influences or harmful material (often figurative).)
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purify (Make something morally or mentally cleaner or more wholesome.)
పదకలయికలు
pollute the mind
|pollute public discourse
|pollute the debate
|pollute the conversation
|pollute the culture
|pollute the internet with misinformation
|polluted thinking
విషయాలు
society
|ethics
|communication
|media
ఉదాహరణలు
- They argued that hate speech pollutes public discourse.
- She tried not to let bitterness pollute her memories of the trip.
- Misinformation can pollute the debate and distract from the facts.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Lies can pollute the discussion.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
pollute
IPA
GB/pəlˈut/
US/pəlˈut/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
pol - lute (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lute)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: pollute
- 3rd Person Singular: pollutes
- Present Participle: polluting
- Past: polluted
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