defile

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D0093900 (dĭ-fīl′)tr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files 1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage.2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt: a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).4. To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple.5. To have sexual intercourse with (a woman who is a virgin).

[Middle English defilen, alteration (influenced by filen, to befoul, from Old English fȳlan; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots) of defoulen, to trample on, abuse, pollute, from Old French defouler, to trample, full cloth : de-, de- + fouler, to trample, beat down; see full².]

de·file′ment n.de·fil′er n.

de·file²

D0093900 (dĭ-fīl′)intr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files To move in single file or in files or columns: The soldiers defiled from the fort, arms raised in surrender.n.1. A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.2. A march in a line.

[French défiler : dé-, away, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + file, line, file (from Old French filer, to spin thread, march in line; see file¹). N., from French défilé, from past participle of défiler.]

defile

(dɪˈfaɪl) vb (tr) 1. to make foul or dirty; pollute2. to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt3. to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc)4. to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate5. to violate the chastity of[C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to file³), from Old French defouler to trample underfoot, abuse, from de- + fouler to tread upon; see full²] deˈfilement n deˈfiler n

defile

(ˈdiːfaɪl; dɪˈfaɪl) n1. (Physical Geography) a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains2. (Military) a single file of soldiers, etcvb (Military) chiefly military to march or cause to march in single file[C17: from French défilé, from défiler to file off, from filer to march in a column, from Old French: to spin, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum]

de•file¹

(dɪˈfaɪl)

v.t. -filed, -fil•ing. 1. to make foul, dirty, or unclean. 2. to violate the chastity of. 3. to desecrate. 4. to sully, as a person's reputation. [1275–1325; < Old French defouler to trample on, violate] de•file′ment, n. de•fil′er, n. de•fil′ing•ly, adv.

de•file²

(dɪˈfaɪl, ˈdi faɪl)

n., v. -filed, -fil•ing. n. 1. a narrow passage, esp. between mountains. v.i. 2. to march in a line or by files. [1675–85; < French défilé, n. use of past participle of défiler to file off; see defilade]

defile

Past participle: defiled
Gerund: defiling

Imperative
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Present
I defile
you defile
he/she/it defiles
we defile
you defile
they defile

Preterite
I defiled
you defiled
he/she/it defiled
we defiled
you defiled
they defiled

Present Continuous
I am defiling
you are defiling
he/she/it is defiling
we are defiling
you are defiling
they are defiling

Present Perfect
I have defiled
you have defiled
he/she/it has defiled
we have defiled
you have defiled
they have defiled

Past Continuous
I was defiling
you were defiling
he/she/it was defiling
we were defiling
you were defiling
they were defiling

Past Perfect
I had defiled
you had defiled
he/she/it had defiled
we had defiled
you had defiled
they had defiled

Future
I will defile
you will defile
he/she/it will defile
we will defile
you will defile
they will defile

Future Perfect
I will have defiled
you will have defiled
he/she/it will have defiled
we will have defiled
you will have defiled
they will have defiled

Future Continuous
I will be defiling
you will be defiling
he/she/it will be defiling
we will be defiling
you will be defiling
they will be defiling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been defiling
you have been defiling
he/she/it has been defiling
we have been defiling
you have been defiling
they have been defiling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been defiling
you will have been defiling
he/she/it will have been defiling
we will have been defiling
you will have been defiling
they will have been defiling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been defiling
you had been defiling
he/she/it had been defiling
we had been defiling
you had been defiling
they had been defiling

Conditional
I would defile
you would defile
he/she/it would defile
we would defile
you would defile
they would defile

Past Conditional
I would have defiled
you would have defiled
he/she/it would have defiled
we would have defiled
you would have defiled
they would have defiled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defile - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)gorgemountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
Verb	1.	defile - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"sully, taint, corrupt, cloudmar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
	2.	defile - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"maculate, tarnish, sully, stainblob, fleck, blot, spot - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
	3.	defile - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"befoul, maculate, foulattaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

defile

verb1. degrade, stain, disgrace, sully, debase, dishonour, besmirch, smirch He felt his father's memory had been defiled by the article.2. desecrate, violate, contaminate, abuse, pollute, profane, dishonour, despoil, treat sacrilegiously Who gave you permission to defile this sacred place?3. dirty, soil, contaminate, smear, pollute, taint, tarnish, make foul, smirch, befoul piles of old clothes defiled with excrement4. violate, abuse, rape, seduce, molest, ravish, deflower The soldiers brutally defiled her in front of her parents.

defile

verb1. To make dirty:befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully.2. To make physically impure:contaminate, foul, poison, pollute.3. To make morally impure:contaminate, corrupt, infect, pollute, soil, taint.4. To spoil or mar the sanctity of:desecrate, pollute, profane, violate.5. To deprive of virginity:deflower, violate.

Translations

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verb degrade

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verb desecrate

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verb dirty

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verb violate

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verb to make dirty

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verb to make physically impure

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verb to make morally impure

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verb to spoil or mar the sanctity of

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verb to deprive of virginity

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noun a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

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verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

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verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air

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verb spot, stain, or pollute

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