Defile meaning
To make filthy or dirty; pollute.
Defile a river with sewage.
verb
To have sexual intercourse with (a woman who is a virgin).
verb
A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.
noun
To defile is defined as to make something unclean, either literally or figuratively.
When you scribble over a beautiful painting, this is an example of a situation where you defile the painting.
verb
To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt.
A country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.
verb
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To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
verb
To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate.
Defile a temple.
verb
To march in single file or in files or columns.
verb
A march in a line.
noun
To make filthy or dirty; pollute.
verb
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To make ceremonially unclean.
verb
To corrupt.
verb
To profane or sully.
Defiled his good name.
verb
To violate the chastity of; deflower.
verb
To march in single file or by files.
verb
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A narrow passage through which troops must defile.
noun
Any narrow valley or mountain pass.
noun
A march in single file or by files.
noun
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
noun
Origin of defile
From Middle English defilen (“to make dirty”), alteration (due to Middle English defoulen, defoilen (“to trample, abuse”)) of Middle English befilen (“to defile, make foul”), from Old English befȳlan (“to befoul, defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *fūlijaną (“to defile, make filthy”). Cognate with Dutch bevuilen (“to defile, soil”). More at be-, file, foul.