antipollution B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /æn.taɪ.pəˈluː.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #1276549 Meanings 1 adj Intended to reduce or prevent pollution. The government passed new antipollution laws to clean up the rivers. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites pollution Etymology AI details * anti- + pollution Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # antipollution **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /æn.taɪ.pəˈluː.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 1276549 ## Meanings 1. Intended to reduce or prevent pollution. ## Examples - The government passed new antipollution laws to clean up the rivers. ## Antonyms - pollution ## Etymology * anti- + pollution ## AI Etymology Antipollution is formed from anti- plus pollution. The prefix anti- supplies the oppositional force, so the compound names something directed against, preventing, or countering the condition named by the base rather than a new unrelated object. In use as an adjective, antipollution denotes intended to reduce or prevent pollution. Typical contexts include “The government passed new antipollution laws to clean up the rivers”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown