polluten
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman polluter or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
polluten
- To ruin the sacred; to desecrate.
- To defile; to make unclean or impure.
- To ejaculate outside of sex.
Usage notes[edit]
Usually found in the past tense.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of polluten (weak in -ed/suffixless)
infinitive | (to) polluten, pollute | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | pollute | polluted, pollute | |
2nd-person singular | pollutest | pollutedest, pollutest | |
3rd-person singular | polluteth | polluted, pollute | |
subjunctive singular | pollute | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | polluten, pollute | polluteden, pollutede, polluten, pollute | |
imperative plural | polluteth, pollute | — | |
participles | pollutynge, pollutende | polluted, pollut |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “pollūten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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