Definition of Defile
Defile
de·file


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(verb)
To make something or someone impure or corrupt.

e.g. The company's unethical practices will defile the environment.

(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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