34
pollute(verb, religion, break, dull, cut)
29
debase(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, harm)
28
sully(verb, dull, cover, hurt, slight)
28
taint(noun, verb, dull, cut, cover)
27
contaminate(verb, break, dull, cut, hurt)
26
soil(noun, verb, dull, cover, hurt)
26
tarnish(verb, break, dull, cover, hurt)
25
corrupt(verb, break, dull, cut, hurt)
25
stain(verb, break, dull, cover, hurt)
25
violate(verb, religion, hurt, ruin, push)
23
foul(verb, adjective, hurt, catch, clean)
20
befoul(verb, dull, hurt, abuse, criticize)
20
besmirch(verb, cover, hurt, slight, criticize)
18
dirty(verb, adjective, break, dull, cover)
17
deflower(verb, take, ruin, wrong, abuse)
17
desecrate(verb, religion, break, reduce, ruin)
17
ravish(verb, break, reduce, ruin, defeat)
17
vitiate(verb, break, dull, cut, hurt)
16
smear(verb, dull, cover, hurt, slight)
16
spoil(verb, break, dull, decline, hurt)
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