pollute definition
Pollute is a verb that means to make something dirty or impure. You can pollute a river by pouring waste into it, or you can pollute your body by eating way too much candy. Pollute comes from the Latin word pollut-, meaning âsoiled.â When you pollute something, it's soiled or contaminated, often by something poisonous. You might have heard the word pollution â pollution is the stuff that pollutes the environment.