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Definition of defile
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noun (n)
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) (noun.object)
source: wordnet30
Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (verb.contact)
source: wordnet30
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
source: wordnet30
spot, stain, or pollute (verb.change)
Example: The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.
source: wordnet30
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off. (verb)
source: webster1913
Same as Defilade. (verb)
source: webster1913
To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. (verb)
source: webster1913
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