Definition of defile

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Defile (v. t.) To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.

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Defiled :: Defiled (imp. & p. p.) of Defil.
Moil :: Moil (n.) A spot; a defilement.
Beray :: Beray (v. t.) To make foul; to soil; to defile.
Distain :: Distain (v. t.) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry.
Filth :: Filth (n.) Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
Attaminate :: Attaminate (v. t.) To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate.
Defoul :: Defoul (v. t.) To make foul; to defile.
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.
Dirty :: Dirty (superl.) Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white..
Defile :: Defile (n.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade..
Profane :: Profane (a.) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass..
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Purify :: Purify (v. t.) Hence, in figurative uses: (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify the heart..
Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Smeared or defiled with grease.
Assoilment :: Assoilment (n.) A soiling; defilement.
Impuration :: Impuration (n.) Defilement; obscuration.
Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire..
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