What does "pollute" mean?
Pollute: 2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
Additional senses
- 2.(Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. Num. xviii.
- 3.They have polluted themselves with blood. Lam. iv.
- 4.Polluted. [R.] Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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