verb Download 🔗Share To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul. Examples : "The spilled juice completely defiled the new tablecloth. " moral religion society guilt action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate Examples : "The vandals defiled the school's memorial garden, spray-painting hateful messages on the statues. " culture religion moral action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape Examples : "The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl." sex moral human action law society body guilt Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains. Examples : "The hikers followed the narrow defile between the towering mountains. " geography area way place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single file, such as of soldiers. Examples : "The soldiers marched in a neat defile through the town square. " military group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. Examples : "The city planners considered the defile of the old fort a necessary step to ensure the safety of the new residential area built behind it, by raising the outer walls. " military architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To march in a single file; to file. Examples : "The students defiled through the hallway, one behind the other. " military action group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
