defile

tr.v., -filed, -fil·ing, -files.

1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage.
2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt: a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.
3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
4. To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple.
5. To violate the chastity of.

[Middle English defilen, alteration (influenced by filen, to befoul , from Old English fȳlan) of defoulen, to trample on, abuse, pollute, from Old French defouler, to trample, full cloth : de-, de- + fouler, to trample, beat down; see full².]

defilement de·file'ment n.
defiler de·fil'er n.
defilingly de·fil'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See clean/dirty.
2. To make physically impure: contaminate, foul, poison, pollute. See clean/dirty.
3. To make morally impure: contaminate, corrupt, infect, pollute, soil, taint. See clean/dirty.
4. To spoil or mar the sanctity of: desecrate, pollute, profane, violate. See clean/dirty, religion, sacred/profane.
5. To deprive of virginity: deflower, violate. See sex/asexual.

v

Definition: corrupt, violate
Antonyms: clean, cleanse, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify

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IN BRIEF: To corrupt the purity or to make unclean.

The vandals defiled the wall of the building.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - tilsmudse, forurene, fordærve, korrumpere, vanhellige, berøve jomfruelighed, gøre uren

2.
n. - pas, snæver passage som kun kan passeres i række, slugt
v. intr. - defilere, gå på række

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontheiligen, bezoedelen, schenden, bevuilen, defileren, onteren, (berg) engte, defilé

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - souiller, profaner, noircir, violer, défiler

2.
n. - passage étroit, défilé
v. intr. - défiler en ligne(s)/en colonnes(s)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - beschmutzen, beflecken, verschandeln, verderben, verpesten, vergewaltigen

2.
n. - Engpaß, Gebirgspaß, Vorbeimarsch, Defilieren
v. - hintereinander marschieren, defilieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρυπαίνω, μιαίνω, βρομίζω, κηλιδώνω, βεβηλώνω, ατιμάζω
n. - φαράγγι, δερβένι, στενωπός, αυχένας

Italiano (Italian)
profanare, insozzare, macchiare, violentare, gola

Português (Portuguese)
v. - macular, desfilar
n. - desfiladeiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
пачкать, осквернять, порочить, лишать девственности, ущелье

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - ultrajar, profanar, manchar, deshonrar

2.
n. - desfiladero, garganta
v. intr. - desfilar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - marschera på led
n. - trång passage, pass

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 弄脏, 损污, 败坏, 使失去光泽, 玷污

2. 以纵队前进, 隘道, 狭路, 纵队

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 弄髒, 損汙, 敗壞, 使失去光澤, 玷污

2.
v. intr. - 以縱隊前進
n. - 隘道, 狹路, 縱隊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 오염시키다, 모욕하다

2.
n. - 좁은 길
v. intr. - 일렬로 나아가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 傷付ける, 純潔を奪う, 一列縦隊で行進する
n. - 隘路, 峡谷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلوث, يشوه, يدنس (الاسم) ممر ضيق بين الجبال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ליכלך, טינף, זיהם‬
n. - ‮מעבר צר (בין הרים), גיא צר שאינו מאפשר מעבר רחב, של חיילים למשל, צעידה בטור‬
v. intr. - ‮צעד בטור, צעדו בטורים או בשדרות-מסע‬

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