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- Dictionaryde·file/dəˈfīl/
verb
- 1. sully, mar, or spoil: "the land was defiled by a previous owner" Similar Opposite
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Learn the different meanings and uses of the word defile, as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Defile can mean to make unclean, impure, or violated, or a narrow passage between hills or rocks.
Defile can mean to spoil something or someone's purity or beauty, or to make something dirty or untidy. It can also mean a very narrow valley between two mountains. See examples, synonyms and translations of defile.
Defile definition: to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase. . See examples of DEFILE used in a sentence.
When you defile something, you make it dirty or make it lose its purity. Think of a snowy field in which someone has tossed their old cans and wrappers. The litter defiles the winter wonderland.
Defile can be a verb meaning to spoil something or someone, or a noun meaning a narrow valley. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see translations and examples, and hear the pronunciation.
Defile can mean to make dirty, corrupt, or violate, or to march in a line. It can also be a noun for a narrow pass or gorge. See different sources and translations of defile.
To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive. [ literary ] He had defiled the sacred name of the prophet.
