Definition of Defile
Defile
de·file
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to violate, spoil, or make impure;
e.g. To plagiarize is to defile the very nature of education.
(verb)
to desecrate something;
e.g. The altar was defiled and ruined.
(verb)
to make dirty or unclean by contaminating it;
e.g. Her boots and clothes were defiled with mud after playing in the rain.
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