Word Finder - polluting

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To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

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The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.

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To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.

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The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.

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To corrupt or profane

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To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.

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Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution.

Trains or buses are much less polluting than planes.

Elsewhere a video group in India produced a film which led to the closure of a polluting factory.

By burying human waste, there is also an increased risk of polluting the groundwater.

For a long time no carts or carriages were permitted to enter the city for fear of polluting and injuring the pavement, and the transport of goods was carried on in hand-carts.

A new top band 'hits ' the most polluting new models only £ 45 harder per year, no real disincentive for 4x4 drivers.

Most of these polluting three-wheelers were converted into Safa Tempos.

Both the slurry and contaminated leachate from the illegal landfill site were running freely off the site and badly polluting nearby streams.

The fuel scale charge would be a multiplier of the emission level, with possibly a lower multiplier being used for less polluting vehicles.

Top of page Bright Ideas Kansas City residents will build 10,000 rain gardens to reduce runoff that is polluting waterways.

They have no idea of the fact they are polluting watercourses.

In 1995 he spearheaded a successful campaign to close a highly polluting incinerator in his locality.

As the material rots it also produces leachate, a polluting liquid that can seep into rivers.

Fears were expressed that other cancer causing chemicals including phenol and benzene are also polluting the site.

The water resurges just below the twin entrances, making an ideal spot for skinny dipping (and polluting the locals water supply).

Twin spark plugs per cylinder also make for faster, more efficient combustion and cut polluting emissions.

The combustion engine will be bypassed, and not only will the vehicle save fuel, it will not be polluting the air.

Not only that, but petroleum is a heavily polluting resource.

Learn what simple steps we can all take to reduce the potential for polluting the earth's essential water supply.

These drains feed directly into rivers and to the sea, therefore any waste that is in a storm drain can potentially end up polluting the ocean.

Many local authorities have special collection points that can help to avoid these chemicals polluting the water supply.

Buy organic foods instead of those grown with the use of polluting chemicals.

Anytime gas, oil and other fossil fuels are burned, excess carbon dioxide is released, polluting the air.

A modern example of how unregulated industry creates pollution can be seen in the industrialization of China, that's moved into the number one slot as the world's most polluting country.

From eating healthier to polluting less, yogis are interested in a healthy and peaceful life.

The lover of wisdom, who is priest of the universal God, rather than risk the taking into himself of inferior souls and polluting demons, will abstain from eating animals.

There's no excuse for polluting a beach.