different between pollute vs bespoil
pollute
English
Etymology
From Middle English polluten, from Latin poll?tum, from poll?tus (“no longer virgin", "unchaste”), perfect passive participle of pollu? (“soil", "defile", "dishonor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??lu?t/, /p??lju?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
Verb
pollute (third-person singular simple present pollutes, present participle polluting, simple past and past participle polluted)
- (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
- (transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
- (dated) To corrupt or profane
- 1952, Bible (Revised Standard Version, Revelation 21:8
- But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
- 1952, Bible (Revised Standard Version, Revelation 21:8
- To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
Derived terms
- polluter
- self-pollute
Related terms
- pollutant
- pollution
Translations
Adjective
pollute (comparative more pollute, superlative most pollute)
- (rare) Polluted; defiled.
Translations
References
- pollute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Latin
Participle
poll?te
- vocative masculine singular of poll?tus
Middle English
Verb
pollute
- Alternative form of polluten
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bespoil
English
Verb
bespoil (third-person singular simple present bespoils, present participle bespoiling, simple past and past participle bespoiled)
- (dated, transitive) To spoil or pollute.
Anagrams
- bipoles
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