[
  {
    "word": "pollute",
    "phonetic": "/p\u0259\u02c8lju\u02d0t/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/p\u0259\u02c8lju\u02d0t/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/pollute-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50241403",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To corrupt or profane",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Polluted; defiled.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pollute"
    ]
  }
]