Defile has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
2
A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
Verb
1
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
2
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
3
spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
4
To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
5
To march in a single file; to file.
Example Sentences
"sully someone's reputation"
verb
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
verb
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
verb
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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