depollute

[dee-puh-loot]

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verb (used with object), de·pol·lut·ed, de·pol·lut·ing.

to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area).

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Origin of depollute

First recorded in 1965–70; de- + pollute

Related formsde·pol·lu·tion, noun

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