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defile

/dɪˈfaɪl/
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verb

  • To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
  • To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate

    "To urinate on someone's grave is an example of a way to defile it."

  • To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape

    "The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl."

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