pollute meaning
pollute :
to make dirty, to contaminate
verb
▪ Factories pollute the river with chemicals.
▪ Factories make the river dirty with chemicals.
▪ Cars pollute the air.
▪ Cars make the air dirty.
paraphrasing
▪ contaminate – to make dirty
▪ taint – to make impure
▪ dirty – unclean
▪ degrade – to make worse
Pronunciation
pollute [pəˈluːt]
The stress is on the second syllable 'lute' and sounds like 'puh-LOOT'.
Common phrases and grammar about pollute
pollute - Common meaning
verb
to make dirty, to contaminate
Part of Speech Changes for "pollute"
▪ pollution (noun) – the act of polluting
▪ polluted (adjective) – made dirty or contaminated
▪ polluter (noun) – someone who pollutes
▪ pollutant (noun) – a substance that pollutes
Common Expressions with "pollute"
▪ pollute the environment – make the environment dirty
▪ pollute air – make air dirty
▪ pollute water – make water dirty
▪ pollute the river – contaminate the river
Important examples of pollute in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, pollute is often used to talk about environmental harm by companies or activities.
Example of a confusing word: dilute (to make a liquid thinner or weaker)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Pollute is usually used as a verb, and in grammar questions, it's often about passive forms or object usage.
pollute
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
pollution control
'control pollution', used when discussing measures to reduce pollution.
clean up
means 'to remove pollution'
Differences between similar words and pollute
pollute
,
contaminate
differences
pollute is used to mean making something dirty in a general sense, while contaminate often refers to making something impure with specific harmful substances.
pollute
,
contaminate
differences
pollute is used to make something dirty in general, while contaminate refers to making something impure with specific harmful substances.
Words with the same origin as pollute
The origin of pollute
The word 'pollute' comes from the Latin 'polluere', meaning 'to soil or contaminate'.
Word structure
The composition of the word 'pollute' is unclear, with no distinct prefix, root, and suffix in modern English.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is 'pollu', meaning 'dirty'. Words with the same root include 'pollution', 'polluted', 'polluter', and 'pollutant'.
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