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 7defile = to spoil the beauty or purity of something
- You have produced a defilement.†
Chpt 7 *defilement = the act of spoiling the beauty or purity of something
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