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depollute

de·pol·lute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-puh-loot]
    • /ˌdi pəˈlut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-puh-loot]
    • /ˌdi pəˈlut/

Definitions of depollute word

  • verb with object depollute to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area). 1
  • noun depollute (transitive) To free from pollution. 1

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Origin of depollute

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; de- + pollute

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Parts of speech for Depollute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

depollute popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for depollute

verb depollute

  • ventilate — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
  • aerate — To aerate a substance means to cause air or gas to pass through it.
  • neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
  • sweeten — to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.

Antonyms for depollute

verb depollute

  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.

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