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Defile (disambiguation)
Defile
·vt ·same·as Defilade.
II. Defile ·vi To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
III. Defile ·vt To make ceremonially unclean; to Pollute.
IV. Defile ·vt To injure in purity of character; to Corrupt.
V. Defile ·vt To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to Taint.
VII. Defile ·noun The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. ·see Defilade.
VIII. Defile ·noun Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, ·etc.
defile
defile1 [d?'f??l]
¦ verb sully, mar, or spoil.
?desecrate or profane (something sacred).
?archaic rape or sexually assault (a woman).
Derivatives
defilement noun
defiler noun
Origin
ME: alt. of obs. defoul, from OFr. defouler 'trample down', influenced by obs. befile 'befoul, defile'.
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defile2 [d?'f??l]
¦ noun also 'di:f??l a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).
¦ verb archaic (of troops) march in single file.
Origin
C17: from Fr. defile (n.), defiler (v.), from de 'away from' + file 'column, file'.
defile
I. v. a.
1.
Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.
2.
Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.
3.
Debauch, corrupt, seduce, deflour, rob of virginity.
II. v. n.
File off, march in a line.
Wikipedia
Defile
Defile may refer to:
- To make dirty or impure
- Defile (geography), in geography, a narrow pass or gorge between mountains
- Defile (military), to march off in a line
- The Defile, a pass between Suess Glacier and Nussbaum Riegel in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Battle of the Defile or Battle of the Pass, 731 battle between the Umayyads and Turks
Pronunciation examples for Defile
1. - Unhand me, defil… They're sinners!
- Get in there!
King Arthur (2004)
Examples of use of Defile
1. "They‘re all accurate," Bowden said of the statistics his critics use to defile his coaching career.
2. They now charge Ł25, with the inevitable result that the bulky items now defile the countryside.
3. Or a brother in arms whose disillusionment leads him to defile this symbol of the nation?
4. And soldiers read and hear about the exploits of generals who defile their honor and uniforms for miserable benefits.
5. "The world saw with horror the attacks on innocent people in Jordan by killers who defile a great religion," U.S.