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defile

1

[ dih-fahyl ]

verb (used with object)

defiled, defiling.
  1. to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
  2. to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.
  3. to sully, as a person's reputation.
  4. Archaic. to violate the chastity of.


defile

2

[ dih-fahyl, dee-fahyl ]

noun

  1. any narrow passage, especially between mountains.

verb (used without object)

defiled, defiling.
  1. to march in a line or by files.

defile

1

/ ɪˈڲɪ /

verb

  1. to make foul or dirty; pollute
  2. to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt
  3. to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc)
  4. to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate
  5. to violate the chastity of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

defile

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/ ˈdiːfaɪl; ɪˈڲɪ /

noun

  1. a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains
  2. a single file of soldiers, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. military to march or cause to march in single file
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھ𳾱Գ, noun
  • ˈھ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ھ·· adjective
  • ·ھ·Գ noun
  • ·ھ· noun
  • ·ھ·Բ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of defile1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen “to defile” ( file 3 ), from Anglo-French, Old French defouler “to trample on, violate”; compare Old English ڲ̄ “to befoul”

Origin of defile2

1675–85; < French éھé, noun use of past participle of éھ to file off; defilade
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of defile1

C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to file ³), from Old French defouler to trample underfoot, abuse, from de- + fouler to tread upon; see full ²

Origin of defile2

C17: from French éھé, from éھ to file off, from filer to march in a column, from Old French: to spin, from fil thread, from Latin īܳ
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As mixed as I am on the film itself, I appreciate that the Academy is embracing not just a horror movie, but a gleeful Grand Guignol that defiles the Walk of Fame twice.

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You’d never know the terrible mayhem that was visited on the seat of our national government, or the way our country and democracy were defiled that pitch-black day.

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By extension, "thook-jihad" accuses Muslims of trying to defile Hindus by spitting in their food.

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For Trump, defiling what is sacred in our civic culture borders on a pastime.

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Some Parisians backed the move, but others - including heritage campaigners - said it was a bad idea and would "defile" the French capital's iconic monument.

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