[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty :to pollute the air with smoke.Synonyms: befoul , soil Antonyms: purify", "to make morally unclean; defile .Synonyms: deprave , debase , corrupt , vitiate , contaminate , taint Antonyms: purify", "to render ceremonially impure; desecrate :to pollute a house of worship.", "Informal.to render less effective or efficient:The use of inferior equipment has polluted the company's ."]}]