contaminate

drugging

drʌɡ

verb

administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility.

they were drugged to keep them quiet

anaesthetize,give an anaesthetic to,narcotize,give drugs to,give narcotics to,give opiates to,poison,knock out,make/render unconscious,make/render insensible,stupefy,befuddle,dope,add drugs to,tamper with,adulterate,contaminate,spike,lace,slip a Mickey Finn into,doctor,stupefied,insensible,befuddled,delirious,hallucinating,narcotized,anaesthetized,knocked out,comatose,stoned,high,doped,dopey,on a trip,tripping,spaced out,zonked,wasted,wrecked,high as a kite,off one’s head,out of one’s mind,flying,turned on,hyped up,freaked out,charged up,loved-up,turnt,blitzed

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desecrating

ˈdɛsɪkreɪt

verb

treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.

more than 300 graves were desecrated

violate,profane,treat sacrilegiously,treat with disrespect,pollute,contaminate,infect,befoul,defile,debase,degrade,dishonour,blaspheme against,vandalize,damage,destroy,deface

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desecrates

ˈdɛsɪkreɪt

verb

treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.

more than 300 graves were desecrated

violate,profane,treat sacrilegiously,treat with disrespect,pollute,contaminate,infect,befoul,defile,debase,degrade,dishonour,blaspheme against,vandalize,damage,destroy,deface

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desecrated

ˈdɛsɪkreɪt

verb

treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.

more than 300 graves were desecrated

violate,profane,treat sacrilegiously,treat with disrespect,pollute,contaminate,infect,befoul,defile,debase,degrade,dishonour,blaspheme against,vandalize,damage,destroy,deface

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desecrate

ˈdɛsɪkreɪt

verb

treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.

more than 300 graves were desecrated

violate,profane,treat sacrilegiously,treat with disrespect,pollute,contaminate,infect,befoul,defile,debase,degrade,dishonour,blaspheme against,vandalize,damage,destroy,deface

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depraving

dɪˈpreɪv

verb

make (someone) immoral or wicked.

this book would deprave and corrupt young children

corrupt,lead astray,warp,subvert,pervert,debauch,debase,degrade,make degenerate,defile,sully,pollute,poison,contaminate,infect,demoralize,vitiate

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depraves

dɪˈpreɪv

verb

make (someone) immoral or wicked.

this book would deprave and corrupt young children

corrupt,lead astray,warp,subvert,pervert,debauch,debase,degrade,make degenerate,defile,sully,pollute,poison,contaminate,infect,demoralize,vitiate

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deprave

dɪˈpreɪv

verb

make (someone) immoral or wicked.

this book would deprave and corrupt young children

corrupt,lead astray,warp,subvert,pervert,debauch,debase,degrade,make degenerate,defile,sully,pollute,poison,contaminate,infect,demoralize,vitiate

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besmirching

/bɪˈsməːtʃ/

verb

Damage (someone’s reputation)

he had besmirched the good name of his family

sully,tarnish,blacken,drag through the mire,drag through the mud,stain,taint,smear,befoul,soil,contaminate,pollute,disgrace,dishonour,bring discredit to,stigmatize,injure,damage,debase,spoil,ruin

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besmirches

/bɪˈsməːtʃ/

verb

Damage (someone’s reputation)

he had besmirched the good name of his family

sully,tarnish,blacken,drag through the mire,drag through the mud,stain,taint,smear,befoul,soil,contaminate,pollute,disgrace,dishonour,bring discredit to,stigmatize,injure,damage,debase,spoil,ruin

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besmirched

/bɪˈsməːtʃ/

verb

Damage (someone’s reputation)

he had besmirched the good name of his family

sully,tarnish,blacken,drag through the mire,drag through the mud,stain,taint,smear,befoul,soil,contaminate,pollute,disgrace,dishonour,bring discredit to,stigmatize,injure,damage,debase,spoil,ruin

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besmirch

/bəˈsmərtʃ/

transitive verb

Damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.

he had besmirched the good name of his family

sully,tarnish,blacken,drag through the mire,drag through the mud,stain,taint,smear,befoul,soil,contaminate,pollute,disgrace,dishonour,bring discredit to,stigmatize,injure,damage,debase,spoil,ruin

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bastardizing

/ˈbɑːstədʌɪz/

verb

Change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.

our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it

adulterate,corrupt,contaminate,weaken,dilute,spoil,taint,pollute,foul,defile,debase,degrade,devalue,depreciate,distort

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bastardizes

/ˈbɑːstədʌɪz/

verb

Change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.

our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it

adulterate,corrupt,contaminate,weaken,dilute,spoil,taint,pollute,foul,defile,debase,degrade,devalue,depreciate,distort

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bastardize

/ˈbæstərˌdaɪz/

transitive verb

Change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.

our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it

adulterate,corrupt,contaminate,weaken,dilute,spoil,taint,pollute,foul,defile,debase,degrade,devalue,depreciate,distort

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bastardise

/ˈbɑːstədʌɪz/

verb

Change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.

our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it

adulterate,corrupt,contaminate,weaken,dilute,spoil,taint,pollute,foul,defile,debase,degrade,devalue,depreciate,distort

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adulterating

/əˈdʌltəreɪt/
/əˈdʌlt(ə)rət/

verb

Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance.

the brewer is said to adulterate his beer

make impure,degrade,debase,spoil,taint,defile,contaminate,pollute,foul,sully

adjective

Not pure or genuine.

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adulterated

/əˈdʌltəreɪt/
/əˈdʌlt(ə)rət/

verb

Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance.

the brewer is said to adulterate his beer

make impure,degrade,debase,spoil,taint,defile,contaminate,pollute,foul,sully

adjective

Not pure or genuine.

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adulterate

/əˈdəltəˌreɪt/

transitive verb

Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.

the meat was ground fine and adulterated with potato flour

make impure,degrade,debase,spoil,taint,defile,contaminate,pollute,foul,sully

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