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defile

[ dih-fahyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

defiled, defiling.

to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.
to sully, as a person's reputation.
Archaic. to violate the chastity of.

defile

[ dih-fahyl, dee-fahyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any narrow passage, especially between mountains.

verb (used without object)

defiled, defiling.

to march in a line or by files.

defile

/ 诲瑟藞蹿补瑟濒 /

verb

to make foul or dirty; pollute
to tarnish or sully the brightness of; taint; corrupt
to damage or sully (someone's good name, reputation, etc)
to make unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate
to violate the chastity of

defile

/ 藞di藧fa瑟l; 诲瑟藞蹿补瑟濒 /

noun

a narrow pass or gorge, esp one between two mountains
a single file of soldiers, etc

verb

military to march or cause to march in single file

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Derived Forms

诲别藞蹿颈濒别尘别苍迟, noun
诲别藞蹿颈濒别谤, noun

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

诲别路蹿颈濒路补路产濒别 adjective
诲别路蹿颈濒别路尘别苍迟 noun
诲别路蹿颈濒路别谤 noun
诲别路蹿颈濒路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of defile¹

First recorded in 1275鈥�1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen 鈥渢o defile鈥� ( file ³ ), from Anglo-French, Old French defouler 鈥渢o trample on, violate鈥�; compare Old English 产别蹿测虅濒补苍 鈥渢o befoul鈥�

Origin of defile²

1675鈥�85; < French 诲茅蹿颈濒茅, noun use of past participle of 诲茅蹿颈濒别谤 to file off; defilade

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of defile¹

C14: from earlier defoilen (influenced by filen to file 鲁), from Old French defouler to trample underfoot, abuse, from de- + fouler to tread upon; see full 虏

Origin of defile²

C17: from French 诲茅蹿颈濒茅, from 诲茅蹿颈濒别谤 to file off, from filer to march in a column, from Old French: to spin, from fil thread, from Latin 蹿墨濒耻尘

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As mixed as I am on the film itself, I appreciate that the Academy is embracing not just a horror movie, but a gleeful Grand Guignol that defiles the Walk of Fame twice.

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You鈥檇 never know the terrible mayhem that was visited on the seat of our national government, or the way our country and democracy were defiled that pitch-black day.

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By extension, "thook-jihad" accuses Muslims of trying to defile Hindus by spitting in their food.

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For Trump, defiling what is sacred in our civic culture borders on a pastime.

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Some Parisians backed the move, but others - including heritage campaigners - said it was a bad idea and would "defile" the French capital's iconic monument.

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