förorena

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German verunreinigen. By surface analysis, för- (en-) + oren (unclean) + -a.

Verb

förorena (present förorenar, preterite förorenade, supine förorenat, imperative förorena)

  1. to pollute, to contaminate, to taint (e.g. nature with environmental toxins, or food with pathogens)

Conjugation

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