Defile and Devalue

Defile

Defile verb - To make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.

Devalue and defile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devalue" instead a verb "Defile".

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

Devalue

Devalue verb - To diminish the price or value of.

Defile and devalue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defile" instead a verb "Devalue".

Common collocations

memory defile memory devalue memory
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