to make something sacred through religious rituals

освячувати, присвячувати
to decline in quality, condition, or overall state

погіршуватися, псуватися
to avoid giving a direct answer by being deliberately ambiguous

ухилятися від відповіді, викручуватися
to commit a large-scale homicide which results in a significant reduction in population

викорінювати, знищувати
to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases

вакцинувати
to postpone something that needs to be done

відкладати, затягувати
to have a formal discussion about an issue before deciding on it

обговорювати
to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels

виражати, формулювати
to become thin or malnourished and physically fade away

виснажуватися, крайно худнути
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material

забруднювати, заражати
to fully remove or get rid of something

усунути, викорінити
to adjust the pitch or intensity of a sound or one's voice

модулювати, регулювати
to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality

фальсифікувати, додавати домішки
to terminate an agreement, right, law, custom, etc. in an official manner

анулювати, скасовувати
to grow plants or crops, especially for farming or commercial purposes

вирощувати, обробляти
to bring back a youthful look or appearance

омолоджувати, оживляти
to make an attempt at matching or surpassing someone or something, particularly by the means of imitation

наслідувати, рівнятися
to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed, often by publicly exposing their weaknesses or shortcomings

принижувати
to fold something into parallel ridges or grooves

гофрувати, складати у складки
