v. t. | 1. | To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; - used of physical or moral defilement. |
2. | To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor. | |
3. | (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. | |
a. | 1. | Polluted. |
Verb | 1. | pollute - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" Synonyms: contaminate, foul |