Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

DEFILE

elevate

The most appropriate antonym of the word defile is elevate.

• Defile means "to make (something) impure or unclean, especially by violating or corrupting something sacred."
• Elevate means "to raise to a higher position or rank; to lift up."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of defile.

• Degrade means "to lower in rank, status, or quality."
• Debase means "to lower in value, quality, or esteem."
• Evade means "to avoid or escape from (something) by trickery, skill, or cunning."