de·file1
/dəˈfīl/
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verb: defile; 3rd person present: defiles; past tense: defiled; past participle: defiled; gerund or present participle: defiling
sully, mar, or spoil.
"the land was defiled by a previous owner"
Similar:
spoil
sully
mar
impair
debase
degrade
pollute
poison
corrupt
taint
tarnish
infect
foul
befoul
dirty
soil
stain
destroy
ruin
Opposite:
purify
desecrate or profane (something sacred).
"the tomb had been defiled and looted"
Similar:
desecrate
profane
violate
treat sacrilegiously
make impure
contaminate
pollute
debase
degrade
dishonor
vitiate
Opposite:
sanctify
ARCHAIC
violate the chastity of (a woman).
"he took her behind the building and defiled her"