4
animate(verb, get, touch, encourage, stimulate)
4
inspire(verb, move, encourage, stimulate, stir)
4
befoul(verb, foul, soil, pollute, contaminate)
4
canker(verb, help, deterioration)
4
debauch(verb, foul, deterioration, degrade, debase)
4
degrade(spoil, deterioration, debase, taint, contaminate)
4
denature(spoil, deterioration, taint, contaminate)
4
disease(noun, verb, pollute, contaminate)
4
empoison(verb, phrasal verb, help, deterioration, poison)
4
enliven(verb, get, touch, encourage, stimulate)
4
infest(verb, adjective, attack, pack, enter)
4
influence(verb, get, cause, touch, encourage)
4
interest
4
riddle(verb, fill, overrun)
4
stain(noun, verb, hurt, harm, kill)
4
touch(verb, get, cause, encourage, stimulate)
3
amalgamate(verb, spoil, taint, mixture, contaminate)
3
attack(verb, kill, enter, conquer, assault)
3
damage(verb, hurt, cause, harm, spoil)
3
deflower
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