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defile
verb
(de-file)
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Synonyms:
maculate
,
stain
,
sully
,
tarnish
,
defile
verb
(de-file)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Synonyms:
cloud
,
corrupt
,
sully
,
taint
,
defile
noun
(de-file)
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
Synonyms:
gorge
,
defile
verb
(de-file)
spot, stain, or pollute
Synonyms:
befoul
,
foul
,
maculate
,
Examples:
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.
Words Related to
defile
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befoul
,
sully
,
tarnish
,
taint
,
gorge
,
corrupt
,
foul
,
maculate
,
cloud
,
tar
,
notch
,
desecrate
,
blaspheme
,
despoil
,
deface
,
sanctify
,
disfigure
,
profanation
,
besmirch
,
mutilate
,
debase
,
dishonor
,
desecration
,
consecrate
,
vile
,
conspurcate
,
attaminate
,
deturpate
,
trample
,
inquinate
,
defoul
,
profaning
,
circumambulate
,
ravish
,
befoulment
,
enslave
,
offend
,
destroy
,
molech
,
brutalise
,
demean
,
subjugate
,
bastardize
,
dehumanise
,
oppress
,
bless
,
nauseate
,
humiliate
,
deflower
,
reverenced
,
scandalise
,
villanize
,
sacred
,
vandalize
,
impuration
,
disturb
,
abase
,
slanderers
,
ennoble
,
denigrate
,
maltreat
,
graven image
,
venerate
,
enchained
,
obliterate
,
scandalize
,
uncleanness
,
undefiled
,
heathen
,
efface
,
affronting
,
civilise
,
builded
,
encroach
,
crucify
,
impurely
,
unhallowed
,
tyrannize
,
polytheist
,
unsanctify
,
sodomise
,
rend
,
impious
,
strew
,
detestable
,
copulate
,
dishallow
,
insult
,
encroach upon
,
perverts
,
terrorize
,
unconsecrate
,
uglify
,
unclean
,
defecate
,
baptise
,
homosexualism
,
putrify
,
abominate
,
inquination
,
defile
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