verb🔗ShareTo make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul."The vandals were defiling the school walls with graffiti. "moralreligionsocietyculturenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate"Someone was defiling the statue in the park by painting graffiti on it. "culturereligionactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape"The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl."sexmoralguiltlawactionsocietyhumanbodyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo march in a single file; to file."The ants were defiling along the crack in the sidewalk, carrying crumbs back to their nest. "actionwaygroupmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
