Defile

De`file´ Pronunciation: dė`fīl´ or dē´fīl; 277

v. i.	1.	To march off in a line, file by file; to file off. [imp. & p. p. Defiled (dė*fīld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Defiling.]
v. t.	1.	(Mil.) Same as Defilade.
n.	1.	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.
	2.	(Mil.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.
v. t.	1.	To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. They that touch pitch will be defiled. - Shak.
	2.	To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age, however his character may be defiled by . . . dirty hands. - Swift.
	3.	To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. - Ezek. xx. 7.
	4.	To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate; to rape. The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. - Prior.
	5.	To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute. That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile therewith. - Lev. xxii. 8.

Noun	1.	defile - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) Synonyms: gorge
Verb	1.	defile - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" Synonyms: sully, taint, corrupt, cloud
	2.	defile - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" Synonyms: maculate, tarnish, sully, stain
	3.	defile - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" Synonyms: befoul, maculate, foul

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