defiled
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verb (used with object), de·filed, de·fil·ing.
1.
to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
2.
to violate the chastity of.
3.
to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.
4.
to sully, as a person's reputation.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen to file3) < Anglo-French, Old French defouler to trample on, violate; compare Old English befȳlan to befoul
1275–1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen to file3) < Anglo-French, Old French defouler to trample on, violate; compare Old English befȳlan to befoul
Related forms
de·fil·a·ble, adjective
de·file·ment, noun
de·fil·er, noun
de·fil·ing·ly, adverb
non·de·file·ment, noun
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defile1 (dɪˈfaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make foul or dirty; pollute |
| 2. | to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt |
| 3. | to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc) |
| 4. | to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate |
| 5. | to violate the chastity of |
| [C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to | |
| de'filement1 | |
| —n | |
| de'filer1 | |
| —n | |
| defile2 (ˈdiːfaɪl, dɪˈfaɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains |
| 2. | a single file of soldiers, etc |
| —vb | |
| 3. | chiefly military to march or cause to march in single file |
| [C17: from French défilé, from défiler to file off, from filer to march in a column, from Old French: to spin, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum] | |
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Word Origin & History
defile
"make filthy," c.1280, from O.Fr. defouler "trample down, violate," from de- "down" + fouler "to tread," from L. fullo "person who cleans and thickens cloth by stamping on it." Sense infl. by foul (q.v.); spelling infl. by obsolete native befile, which it replaced and which meant about the same thing.
defile
"narrow passage," 1640s, especially in a military sense, "a narrow passage down which troops can march only in single file," from Fr. défilé, n. use of pp. of défiler "march by files."
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Example sentences
At the police station, he vowed that he would someday fight back against those who defiled his art.
These berries with orblike cups, each tiny drupelet swollen with juice, should never be defiled by heat's wanton touch.
These con artists defiled our vets' good name and deceived patriotic contributors.
When you create images, then sooner or later they're defiled.
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