Defile - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈfaɪl|
Brit.
|dɪˈfaɪl|
noun
verb
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (syn: cloud, corrupt, sully, taint)
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (syn: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish)
- spot, stain, or pollute (syn: befoul, foul, maculate)
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (syn: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish)
- spot, stain, or pollute (syn: befoul, foul, maculate)
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Extra examples
...the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up...
The countryside was defiled by billboards.
Hallam's tomb had been defiled and looted.
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: defile
he/she/it: defiles
present participle: defiling
past tense: defiled
past participle: defiled
I/you/we/they: defile
he/she/it: defiles
present participle: defiling
past tense: defiled
past participle: defiled
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