01 v. t. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
imp. & p. p.
Polluted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Polluting
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To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.“The land was polluted with blood.” — Ps. cvi. 38“Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth.” — 2 Esd. xv. 6.
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To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
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To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse.(Jewish Law)“Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.” — Num. xviii. 32.“They have polluted themselves with blood.” — Lam. iv. 14.