Destroy and Taint

Destroy

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Taint and destroy are semantically related In some cases you can use "Taint" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Taint verb - To affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable.

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Destroy and taint are semantically related in contaminate topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Taint".

Nearby Words: tainted, taintless, tainting, tain

heart	destroy heart	taint heart
life	destroy life	taint life
people	destroy people	taint people
reputation	destroy reputation	taint reputation
Other words: rest, earth, world, source, gods.

Black and White Morality: The villains - the Endarkened - are irredeemably, undoubtedly evil, and aim to destroy and taint everything, all for their own pleasure.

Source: Literature / The Obsidian Trilogy
Quincies have no natural defence against hollow taint which can destroy their powers or even their lives.

Source: Bodyguarding a Badass
By the way, the Worldstone not only kept the demons out but also the angels because some of them view humanity as a taint on creation and are quite eager to destroy it.

Source: Diabolus ex Machina

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