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depollute

[ dee-puh-loot ]
/ ˌdi pəˈlut /
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM depollute

de·pol·lu·tion, noun
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