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Definition
to spoil the beauty or purity of something
in various senses, including:
- pollute a pristine lake
- harm a reputation or good name
- damage or disrespect something sacred
- take a person's virginity in a disrespectful way
- It is my mind and soul that he has tortured and defiled.Chapter 14 — The Hound of the Baskervilles (70% in)
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