[pol.lute] vt pol.lut.ed ; pol.lut.ing [ME, fr. L pollutus, pp. of polluere, fr. por- (akin to L per through) + -luere (akin to L lutum mud, Gk lyma dirt, defilement)--more at for] (14c) 1 a: to make ceremonially or morally impure: defile b: debase 1 "using language to deceive or mislead ~s language --Linda C. Lederman"
2. a: to make physically impure or unclean: befoul, dirty b: to contaminate (an environment) esp. with man-made waste syn see contaminate -- pol.lut.er n -- pol.lut.ive adj