polluten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman polluter or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈliu̯tən/

Verb

polluten

  1. To ruin the sacred; to desecrate.
  2. To defile; to make unclean or impure.
  3. To ejaculate outside of sex.

Usage notes

Usually found in the past tense.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: pollute
  • Scots: pollute

References

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