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denature: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

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bastardize collapse: declare a child to be illegitimate; change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms

devalue collapse: lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"; remove the value from; deprive of its value

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

coarsen collapse: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"; make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"

deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

desecrate collapse: remove the consecration from a person or an object; violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

realign collapse: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"

dilute collapse: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

tamper with collapse

remake collapse: creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"; make new; "She is remaking her image"

re create collapse

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

restructure collapse: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"

transform collapse: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"; increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage); change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species; convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"; change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"; subject to a mathematical transformation

rebuild collapse: build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

reshape collapse: shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"; shape again or shape differently

revamp collapse: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"

cheapen collapse

mutate collapse: undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

deprave collapse

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

vitiate collapse

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

turn upside down collapse

turn over a new leaf collapse

ravish collapse

infect collapse: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

prostitute collapse: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; sell one's body; exchange sex for money

diversify collapse: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"; make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"

modify collapse: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"; add a modifier to a constituent

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

fortify collapse: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

pollute collapse: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

ameliorate collapse

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

meliorate collapse

canker collapse: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth); a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark; infect with a canker; become infected with a canker

subvert collapse: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

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