Defile and Sacralize

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

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Sacralize is an antonym for defile.

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

Sacralize verb - To make holy through prayers or ritual.

Usage example: sacralizing the cohabitation of a man and a woman by means of the marriage ceremony

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Defile is an antonym for sacralize.

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Sacralize and Defile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defile/sacralize

Defile & Sacralize. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defile/sacralize>.

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