Defile and Vilify

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

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

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

Vilify verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

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Defile and vilify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defile" instead a verb "Vilify".

Nearby Words: vile, vilification, vilified, vilifying

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