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Pollute

/pəˈlut/
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(verb) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

Some factories pollute the environment.
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Industrial waste dumped into the river began to ____ the water supply for downstream communities.

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