POLLUTE
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Pol*lute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Polluting.] [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See Position, Lave.] 1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
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The land was polluted with blood.
Ps. cvi. 38
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Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth.
2 Esd. xv. 6.
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2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
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3. (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse.
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Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Num. xviii. 32.
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They have polluted themselves with blood.
Lam. iv. 14.
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Syn. -- To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate; debauch; dishonor; ravish.
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Pol*lute", a. [L. pollutus.] Polluted. [R.] Milton.
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