(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely
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To stain, taint or make dirty
“I loathe having even one crumb of dirt or food defile my clothes.”
To make less pure by adding impurities
“His mouth should be screened by a white cloth in order that his breath may not defile the mixture.”
To libel or slander the good name of
“I have arrived at the conclusion that the professor has become very angry, and is taking very indelicate steps to defile my good name.”
To make morally or religiously impure
“Scrolls were publicly burned, and swine were sacrificed over the sacred books to defile them.”
To engage in carnal activity, especially with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
“No remorse for the sheriff, and his eye ain't right. I'm going to paint his town red, then defile his wife!”
To destroy or damage the value or quality of
(usually of a disease or condition) To affect adversely
To decay, decompose or rot
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
To engage in activity with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
A narrow opening used for passage, especially between mountains or hillsides
“It is at the junction of these valleys that the plain of Mokhna ends, narrowing to a defile through which the road runs to Beisan.”
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