Both Uses of
defile
in
The Chrysalids
- Unendingly they work to distort the true image; through our weaker vessels they attempt to defile the race.†
Chpt 7
- You have produced a defilement.†
Chpt 7 *
Definition:
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(defile as in: it was defiled) to spoil the beauty or purity of somethingin 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