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To make foul or dirty

To make unclean, dirty, or impure

(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely

Alter or debase, often for profit

To spoil the appearance of

To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

To rot or cause to rot

To engage in activity with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

A narrow opening used for passage, especially between mountains or hillsides

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Verb

To make foul or dirty

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

bring into disrepute

give a black eye

do a hatchet job on

give a bad name

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

rip up and down

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

sexually assault

force oneself on

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

take advantage of

reflect negatively

blacken the name of

damage the reputation of

harm the reputation of

make someone eat crow

cast aspersions on

muddy the reputation of

take down a peg

take down a peg or two

bring dishonour to

run a smear campaign against

show in a bad light

cut down to size

blacken the reputation of

blacken someone's name

cast in a bad light

put someone in their place

to pop the cherry

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

spread lies about

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

take a swipe at

indecently assault

cause to lose face

force yourself on

tell lies about

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“Piles of old clothes defiled with excrement.”

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To make unclean, dirty, or impure

treat sacrilegiously

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

take advantage of

blaspheme against

commit sacrilege against

put double whammy on

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“Torah scrolls are publicly burned, and swine are sacrificed over sacred Jewish books to defile them.”

Verb

(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely

play havoc with

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

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Alter or debase, often for profit

make degenerate

reduce in value

reduce in quality

live in the gutter

set a bad example

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To spoil the appearance of

make unattractive

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

cause detriment to

bring to naught

reduce to rubble

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

put the kibosh on

play havoc with

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

bend out of shape

put out of action

distort the shape of

be detrimental to

throw a monkey wrench into

put out of commission

wrench out of shape

bring to an end

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works of

tear limb from limb

cripple financially

reduce to beggary

become deformed

go out of shape

become distorted

become misshapen

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Verb

To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

make inroads on

spread like wildfire over

spread like wildfire

put in the shade

take somebody or something by storm

bite off more than you can chew

run circles around

go one better than

be diffused through

take possession of

take possession

be head and shoulders above

insinuate oneself into

force one's way in

make an entrance

make inroads into

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To rot or cause to rot

become contaminated

hit rock bottom

become infected

become inflamed

fall into decay

become gangrenous

go to rack and ruin

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To engage in activity with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

use violence on

obtain by threat

obtain by threats

obtain by force

blackmail someone for

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

hold a knife to

bleed someone of something

make pay through nose

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Noun

A narrow opening used for passage, especially between mountains or hillsides

deep narrow valley

distinctiveness

differentiation

contradistinction

fire and brimstone

infernal regions

incompatibility

incongruousness

bottomless depth

amount of difference

lack of relation

lack of harmony

breathing space

lack of proportion

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