pollute
131contaminate — verb the river was contaminated with photographic chemicals Syn: pollute, adulterate; defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect, foul, spoil, soil, stain, sully; poison; literary befoul See note at pollute Ant …
132defile — verb 1) her capacity for love had been defiled Syn: spoil, sully, mar, impair, debase, degrade; poison, taint, tarnish; destroy, ruin Ant: purify 2) the sacred bones were defile …
