Clues for the word "POLLUTE"
We've had 20 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 27 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on April 30, 2025.
Definition of pollute
- v. t. - To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
- v. t. - To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
- v. t. - To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse.
- a. - Polluted.
Referring Clues
- Foul
- Dirty
- Defile
- What Woodsy Owl asked you not to do
- Contaminate, as water
- Foul the water, e.g.
- Risk the wrath of the EPA
- Contaminate
- Taint
- Sully
- What boomboxes do w/noise
- Soil cut up with old instrument
- Chop up instrument that"s dirty
- What clean energy doesn't do
- Make harmful cutback with old instrument
- Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seething
- Litter, say
- Blow off some steam, maybe?
- "Give a hoot! Don't ___"
- Pump carbon dioxide into, say
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - April 30, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 06, 2024
- USA Today - September 22, 2023
- LA Times - April 28, 2023
- LA Times - March 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 26, 2018
- Netword - May 27, 2016
- Washington Post - September 15, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 08, 2013
- Chronicle of Higher Education - September 14, 2012
- LA Times - September 04, 2012
- Rock n Roll Crossword - June 10, 2012
- USA Today - November 23, 2011
- Netword - October 01, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - April 11, 2011
- New York Times - August 07, 2010
- New York Times - June 21, 2010
- Netword - December 29, 2008
- Washington Post - December 20, 2008
- Guardian Quick - July 11, 2008
- LA Times - May 31, 2008
- Guardian Quick - April 25, 2007
- New York Sun - July 11, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - June 07, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - December 08, 2005
- New York Times - February 07, 2003
- New York Times - May 16, 1998