Corrupt
Corrupt verb - To go through decomposition.
Usage example: a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
Purify
Purify verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
Usage example: Catholics go to confession to be purified
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The former cheats via magic and both of them purify/corrupt into each other's places.
Source: Roleplay / Personifications -
Chief Unalaq of the Northern Water Tribe is an incredibly strong waterbender, and a master of of an arcane skill that lets him corrupt or purify spirits.
Source: Authority Equals Asskicking - Ironic Name: In most cases where Sins and Virtues purify and corrupt to each other, most people call them by their 'original' name despite the fact that they don't signify that specific concept anymore.
Source: Roleplay / Personifications
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