English to English

defile

(d/I/'f/aI/l )

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)(noun.object)

Synonym:
gorge

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

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon(verb.contact)

Synonym:
cloud, corrupt, sully, taint

source: wordnet30
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically(verb.contact)

Synonym:
maculate, stain, sully, tarnish

source: wordnet30
spot, stain, or pollute(verb.change)

Example:
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.

Synonym:
befoul, foul, maculate

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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