DEFILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster defile implies befouling of what could or should have been kept clean and pure or held sacred and commonly suggests violation or desecration
Defile - definition of defile by The Free Dictionary 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
defile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary defile (plural defiles) A narrow passage or way (originally (military), one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains quotations
defile Definition of defile 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defile something to make something dirty or no longer pure, especially something that people consider important or holy Many victims of burglary feel their homes have been defiled The altar had been defiled by vandals
Defile - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When you defile something, you make it dirty or make it lose its purity Think of a snowy field in which someone has tossed their old cans and wrappers The litter defiles the winter wonderland