polluten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- poluten, pollute
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman polluter or Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈliu̯tən/
Verb
polluten
- To ruin the sacred; to desecrate.
- To defile; to make unclean or impure.
- To ejaculate outside of sex.
Usage notes
Usually found in the past tense.
Conjugation
Conjugation of polluten (weak in -ed/suffixless)
| infinitive | (to) polluten, pollute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- pollucion
Descendants
- English: pollute
- Scots: pollute
References
- “pollūten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.