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Meaning
Verb
●
In Landforms:
To make (someone
or something
)
physically
dirty
or
unclean
; to
befoul
, to soil.
●
To make (someone
or something
)
morally
impure
or
unclean
; to
corrupt
, to tarnish.
●
To
act
inappropriately
towards or
vandalize
(something
sacred
or
special
); to
desecrate
, to profane.
●
In Religion:
To cause (something or someone) to become
ritually
unclean.
●
To
deprive
(someone) of their
sexual
chastity
or
purity
, often not
consensually
; to
deflower
, to rape.
●
To
dishonour
(someone).
●
To become
dirty
or unclean.
●
To cause
uncleanliness
;
specifically
, to
pass
feces
; to defecate.
●
To
march
in a
single file
or
line
; to
file
.
●
In Military:
To
march
across (a place) in
files
or lines.
●
In Military:
Synonym of
defilade
(“to
fortify
(something) as a
protection
from
enfilading
fire”)
Noun
●
In Military:
A
narrow
passage
or way (originally (military), one which
soldiers
could only
march
through in a
single file
or
line
), especially a
narrow
gorge
or
pass
between mountains.
●
In Military:
An
act
of
marching
in
files
or lines.
●
In Military:
A
single file
of
soldiers
; (
by extension
) any
single file
.
●
In Military:
An
act
of
defilading
a
fortress
or other place, or of
raising
the
exterior
works
in order to
protect
the interior.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
defile
English
defilen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Contaminate
Pollute
Spoil
Sully
Dirty
Desecrate
Ravish
Violate
Vitiate
Defilade
Profane
Aggravate
Antonyms
Clean
Purify
Hallow
Sanctify
Consecrate
Make Clean
Related
Sanctify
Mutilate
Besmirch
Destroy
Disfigure
Purify
Dishonor
Ravage
Befoul
Consecrate
Ruin
Condemn
Despoil
Eviscerate
Forsake
Harm
Blaspheme
Injure
Destruct
Mummify
Annihilate
Decimate
Kill
Hurt
Overpower
Immortalize
Infect
Slay
Disgrace
Oppress
Betray
Impregnate
Deceive
Displease
Ensnare
Offend
Corrupt
Embarrass
Rebuke
Punish
Slander
Banish
Debase
Disrespecting
Impoverish
Dismember
Envy
Terrify
Mistreat
Outlive
Traumatize
Damage
Sexualize
Pity
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Rhymes
Sile
Gyle
Kyle
Kyle
Isle
Lyle
I'Ll
Pile
Nile
Kile
Wile
Vile
Mile
Rile
Bile
File
Tile
Smile
While
Stile
Style
Aisle
Guile
Chyle
Lisle
Nubile
Refile
Enisle
Argyll
Virile
Awhile
Defile
Bewile
Senile
Affile
Kabyle
Revile
Beguile
Restyle
Carlyle
Compile
Reptile
Gentile
Carlisle
Interfile
Japanophile
Tickler File
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