to pollute
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Inquinante = pollutant (noun or adjective). 'Agente inquinante' = polluting agent.
Le fabbriche inquinano l'aria e l'acqua.
Factories pollute the air and water.
Non gettare i rifiuti nel fiume — inquina!
Don't throw rubbish in the river — it pollutes!