Pervert and Sanctify

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Pervert verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.

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Sanctify is an antonym for pervert.

Nearby Words: perverse, perverted, perversion, perversity, perverting

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

Usage example: received the sacrament of penance, whereby they were sanctified and restored to divine grace

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Pervert is an antonym for sanctify.

Nearby Words: sanctified, sanctity, sanctifying

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Sanctify and Pervert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pervert/sanctify

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