Defile

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt ·same·as Defilade.

II. Defile ·vi To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

III. Defile ·vt To make ceremonially unclean; to Pollute.

IV. Defile ·vt To injure in purity of character; to Corrupt.

V. Defile ·vt To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to Taint.

VI. Defile ·vt To corrupt the chastity of; to Debauch; to Violate.

VII. Defile ·noun The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. ·see Defilade.

VIII. Defile ·noun 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.

IX. Defile ·vt To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to Dirty; to Befoul; to Pollute.

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