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defile
Found in thesaurus: notch, pass, mountain pass, impair, vitiate, deflower, spoil, mar, blot, spot, fleck, blob, dishonour, attaint, shame, disgrace, dishonor
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defile
v.
soil, pollute; desecrate; rape; violate; march in a line
n.
narrow passage between mountains
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Defile
Defile has several meanings:
- To make dirty or impure
- Defile (geography), in geography, a narrow pass or gorge between mountains
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defile
Noun
1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
(synonym) gorge
(hypernym) pass, mountain pass, notch
Verb
1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
(synonym) sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
(hypernym) mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
(synonym) tarnish, stain, maculate, sully
(hypernym) spot, fleck, blob, blot
(hyponym) darken
3. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
(synonym) foul, befoul, maculate
(hypernym) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
(derivation) befoulment, defilement, pollution
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défilé
nm.
parade, defile; march past
défiler
v.
process, pass, stream
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defilè
n.
fashion show, show which features the current styles of dress
defilé
nm.
fashion show, show which features the current styles of dress
défilé
nm.
fashion show
