defiled
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de·file 1
(dĭ-fīl′)tr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files
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.
5. To have sexual intercourse with (a woman who is a virgin).
[Middle English defilen, alteration (influenced by filen, to befoul, from Old English fȳlan; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots) of defoulen, to trample on, abuse, pollute, from Old French defouler, to trample, full cloth : de-, de- + fouler, to trample, beat down; see full2.]
de·file′ment n.
de·fil′er n.
de·file 2
(dĭ-fīl′)intr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files
To move in single file or in files or columns: The soldiers defiled from the fort, arms raised in surrender.
n.
1. A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.
2. A march in a line.
[French défiler : dé-, away, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + file, line, file (from Old French filer, to spin thread, march in line; see file1). N., from French défilé, from past participle of défiler.]
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| Adj. | 1. | defiled - morally blemished; stained or impure impure - (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts" |
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defiled
adjective
1. unclean, dirtied, polluted, tainted, impure, besmirched, skanky (slang) How dirty and defiled he felt.
unclean clean, immaculate, spotless, untainted, unsullied, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, unstained, undefiled
unclean clean, immaculate, spotless, untainted, unsullied, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, unstained, undefiled
2. desecrated, violated, contaminate d, abused, pollute d, profaned, dishonoured, despoiled, blasphemed Their place of worship is regularly defiled by vandals.
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