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Definition of 'defile'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Verb
(defil)
to make impure; to make dirty.
Synonyms
* contaminate
* pollute
Antonyms
* purify
Etymology 2
Earlier (defilee), from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
A single file, such as of soldiers.
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
See also
* glen
Verb
( defil)
(archaic) To march in a single file.
* 1979 , Cormac McCarthy, Suttree , Random House, p.138:
- They defiled down a gully to the water and bunched and jerked their noses at it and came back.
Noun
march-past
Declension
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|defìl?|defilei
|defilèa|defilé?
|defileu|defileima
|defile|defilee
|defileu / defilee|defilei
|defileu|defileima
|defileom|defileima
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Similar to 'defile'double, dibble, dipole, dapple, devalue, diable, doable, dabble, duple, debile, dyeable, duffle, diploe, diple, dobule, dowable
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