Mire and Purge

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Mire verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

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Purge is an antonym for mire.

Nearby Words: miry, mired, miring

Purge verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

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Mire is an antonym for purge.

Nearby Words: purged, purgation, purging

similar	similar mire	similar purge
political	political mire	political purge

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