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defile[1,verb] defile[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹de·file
Pronunciation: di-f()l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): de·filed; de·fil·ing
1 : to make filthy : DIRTY <stored grain defiled by rats>
2 : to corrupt the purity or perfection of <defile buildings with posters>
3 : DESECRATE <a shrine defiled by the invaders>
4 : ²DISHONOR 1 <defiled our good name>
- de·file·ment /-f()l-mnt/ noun
- de·fil·er /-f-lr/ noun

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