загрязня́ть — meaning in English
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English meaning
- befoul verb To make something dirty or polluted.
- besmirch verb To make something dirty.
- blacken verb To make something black or turn black.
- contaminate verb To make something impure, dirty, or unsafe by introducing a harmful substance.
- defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
- dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
- inquinate verb (formal) To make something dirty or contaminated.
- maculate verb To mark with spots, to stain, or to blur.
- mingle verb To move around and talk casually with different people at a social gathering.
- pollute verb To make air, water, or land dirty or harmful, usually by adding waste or chemicals.
Senses
загрязня́ть is used for these senses in English:
- befoul To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
- besmirch (transitive, literary) To make dirty.
- blacken (transitive, causative) To make dirty.
- contaminate (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
- defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- dirty (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
- inquinate (formal) To pollute or make dirty.
- maculate To spot; to stain; to blur.
befoul — full definition
- verb To make something dirty or polluted.
- verb To soil something with faeces.
- verb To damage someone's reputation, as if leaving a stain on it.
- verb To get caught up with something in a way that stops it moving properly.
besmirch — full definition
- verb To make something dirty.
- verb To damage or spoil something, especially a person's good name.
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