defiled; defiling
Definition of defile
(Entry 1 of 3)
: to make unclean or impure: such as
a
: to corrupt the purity or perfection of : debase
the countryside defiled by billboards
b
: to violate the chastity or virginity of : deflower
c
: to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating
boots defiled with blood … I had never allowed anyone to smoke in the truck. Drunk as I was, I knew that I was betraying something by allowing him to defile the truck's interior.— Patrick Moore
defile
nounDefinition of defile (Entry 2 of 3)
geology
: a narrow passage (as between hills, rocks, or cliffs) : gorge entry 1
… come to us from a narrow defile in the Pennine Alps between Switzerland and Italy, a place called the Great St. Bernard Pass.— Michael Olmert
defile
verb (2)
defiled; defiling
Definition of defile (Entry 3 of 3)
military
: to march off in a line
… breaks out into a brave and glorious description of the forces, as they defiled through the principal gate of the city …— Washington Irving
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The first known use of defile was in the 15th century
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