Adding the suffix -tion to the word pollute makes a new word that means

The suffix -tion commonly turns a verb into a noun naming an action, process, or result. Pollute means to make something dirty or harmful, so pollution means the action or process of polluting. “One who pollutes” would describe a person, while “able to be polluted” and “full of pollutants” describe qualities.

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