verb🔗ShareSouiller, profanerTo make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul."The vandals were defiling the school walls with graffiti. "Les vandales souillaient les murs de l'école avec des graffitis.moralreligionsocietyculturenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfaner, souillerTo 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. "Quelqu'un profanait la statue dans le parc en y peignant des graffitis.culturereligionactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéflorer, violer, souillerTo 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."Le violeur en série a enlevé et violé une fillette de six ans.sexmoralguiltlawactionsocietyhumanbodyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfiler, se mettre en file indienneTo march in a single file; to file."The ants were defiling along the crack in the sidewalk, carrying crumbs back to their nest. "Les fourmis défilaient le long de la fissure dans le trottoir, transportant des miettes vers leur nid.actionwaygroupmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading