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Factories discharging poisonous chemicals into village water bodies would ____ the water.

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treat

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nourish

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contaminate

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adulterate

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Solution

The correct option is C contaminate
Factories discharging poisonous chemicals into village water bodies would contaminate the water. It would thus make it unfit for drinking and other domestic purposes.

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