Definition of defiles Defiles
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Wiktionary 
- defiles (Noun)
Plural of defile. - defiles (Verb)
Third person singular simple present of to defile.
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NounPlural: defiles |
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| defile - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | ||
| gorge | ||
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| defile - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" | ||
| sully, corrupt, taint, cloud | ||
| deflower, impair, mar, vitiate, spoil deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" | ||
| defile - 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" | ||
| tarnish, stain, maculate, sully | ||
| blob, fleck, blot, spot dry (ink) with blotting paper | ||
| darken make dark or darker; "darken a room" | ||
| defile - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" | ||
| foul, befoul, maculate | ||
| attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted" | ||
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Wiktionary
- defile (Noun)
A narrow way or passage, e. g. between mountains. - defile (Noun)
A single file, such as of soldiers. - defile (Noun)
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. - defile (Verb)
To make impure; to make dirty. - defile (Verb)
To march in a single file.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- defile (v. i.)
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off. - defile (v. t.)
Same as Defilade. - defile (n.)
Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc. - defile (n.)
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade. - defile (v. t.)
To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. - defile (v. t.)
To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. - defile (v. t.)
To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. - defile (v. t.)
To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. - defile (v. t.)
To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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defile
To make filthy. -
defile
To remove the consecration from a person or an object.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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defile
dē-fīl′, or dē′fīl, v.i. to march off in file or line, or file by file.—n. a long narrow pass or way, in which troops can march only in file, or with a narrow front.—v.t. Defilāde′, to plan a fortification so as to protect it from enfilading fire.—n. Defile′ment. [Fr. défiler—L. dis, and filum, a thread.] -
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de-fīl′, v.t. to pollute or corrupt: to violate.—ns. Defile′ment, act of defiling: foulness; Defil′er. [L. de, and A.S. fýlan, fúl, foul.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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defile
A narrow pass between two heights, which obliges a force marching through to narrow its front. This may prove disastrous if attacked, on account of the difficulty of receiving aid from the rear.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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defile
A narrow passage, or road, through which troops cannot march otherwise than by making a small front and filing off.
