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noun
The process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: adulteration, defilement, soilage, contamination, defedation, pollution, sophistication
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin defoedatio, from Late Latin defoedare (“to defile”), from de- with foedare, present tense verb of foedo, from foedus (“foul”).
