Pollute and Purify

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Pollute

Pollute verb - To make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.
Usage example: outmoded factories polluting the air
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Purify is an antonym for pollute in corrupt topic.
Nearby Words: pollution, polluting, pollutant, polluter

Purify

Purify verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.
Usage example: purify the water by distillation
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Pollute is an antonym for purify in topics: clean, free.
Nearby Words: pure, purity, purified, purification, purifying
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Common collocations

land pollute land purify land
environment pollute environment purify environment
stream pollute stream purify stream
air pollute air purify air
Other words: earth, world, water, bloodline.
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