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pollutes

verb , present tense third-person singular of pollute

Synonyms and Antonyms of pollutes

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

outmoded factories polluting the air

Synonyms of pollutes

befouls, contaminates, defiles, fouls, poisons, taints

Words Related to pollutes

begrimes, besmirches, blackens, dirties, fouls up, grimes, mires, muddies, smirches, smudges, soils, stains, sullies

corrupts, rots, spoils

adulterates, doctors

dilutes, waters down

Near Antonyms of pollutes

clarifies, cleans, cleanses, clears, distills (also distils), purges

disinfects, sanitizes, sterilizes

Antonyms of pollutes

decontaminates, purifies

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