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UKpollute
/pəlˈuːt/
/pəˈɫut/to pollute
[VERB] MAIN VERB
1
to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land
Examples
1. Despite accusations that the company was responsible for polluting the lake, it received a clean bill of health from the environmental agency after a thorough investigation.
2. The oil industry pollutes, significantly.
3. But the chemical polluted the water in the brown pelican’s habitat.
4. So, pollute a stream.
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