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Preciousbunny Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Pollute and contaminate

Does pollute and contaminate almost use as the same way? Thank you if you let me know ;-)
  

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The American Heritage Dictionary makes all these synonyms: SYNONYMS: contaminate , befoul , foul , poison , pollute , taint These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: pesticides that contaminated the lake; mud that befouled my shoes; noxious fumes that foul the air; drugs that poisoned her mind; air polluted by exhaust; food tainted through improper storage.

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  • The American Heritage Dictionary makes all these synonyms: SYNONYMS: contaminate , befoul , foul , poison , pollute , taint These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: pesticides that contaminated the lake; mud that befouled my shoes; noxious fumes that foul the air; drugs that poisoned her mind; air polluted by exhaust; food tainted through improper storage.
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The American Heritage Dictionary makes all these synonyms:

SYNONYMS:
contaminate, befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint

These verbs mean to make dirty or impure: pesticides that contaminated the lake; mud that befouled my shoes; noxious fumes that foul the air; drugs that poisoned her mind; air polluted
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