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defile
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- Conjugation :
past
defiled
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ing
defiling
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Derivatives :
n
defilement
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n
defiler
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- defile
[dɪ'faɪl]
[dɪ'faɪl]
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1.
vt.
使污秽，弄脏，污损，污染
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2.
vt.
亵渎，使不纯洁，使不贞洁
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3.
vt.
（使）败坏，使腐败
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4.
vt.
玷污
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5.
vt.
[Archaic]
奸污（处女）；破坏…的贞洁
Collins English-English Dictionary
- defile
[dɪ'faɪl]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make foul or dirty; pollute
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2.
vt.
to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt
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3.
vt.
to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc)
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4.
vt.
to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate
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5.
vt.
to violate the chastity of
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to file3), from Old French defouler to trample underfoot, abuse, from de- + fouler to tread upon; see full2
- defile
['diːfaɪl]
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1.
n
a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains
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2.
n
a single file of soldiers, etc
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3.
vb
[chiefly military]
to march or cause to march in single file
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4.
vb
[Etymology]
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 filum
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