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polluted
1. adj. made unclean or impure
2. v. simple past tense of pollute
pollute
1. v. To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.
2. v. To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.
3. v. (dated) To corrupt or profane
4. v. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
5. adj. (rare) Polluted; defiled.

Example Sentences

This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.  The city is very polluted; the countryside is very boring.  Many rivers have been so polluted that they can no longer be used for drinking water.  Even if polluted water serves no other purpose, it can put out a fire.  As more and more houses were built around the lake, the lake became more and more polluted.

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