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crud up

verb as in taint

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besmirch
blight
cloud
corrupt
damage
discredit
harm
hurt
infect
muddy
poison
pollute
smear
spoil
stain
sully
tar
tarnish

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adulterate
blacken
blemish
blot
blur
brand
cook
crumble
cut
debase
decay
decompose
defile
deprave
discolor
disgrace
dishonor
disintegrate
doctor
foul
putrefy
rot
shame
soil
spike
stigmatize
trash
turn
water

Weak matches

break down
cast a slur
give a bad name
water down

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Sometimes it is too cool to use efficiently; often it is laden with minerals and impurities that "crud up" turbine blades and even clog the bored hole itself.

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