Definitions for defiledɪˈfaɪl, ˈdi faɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•filedɪˈfaɪl(v.t.)-filed, -fil•ing.
to make foul, dirty, or unclean.
to violate the chastity of.
to desecrate.
to sully, as a person's reputation.
Origin of defile:
1275–1325; < OF defouler to trample on, violate
de•fil′ing•ly(adv.)
de•filedɪˈfaɪl, ˈdi faɪl(n.; v.)-filed, -fil•ing.
(n.)a narrow passage, esp. between mountains.
Category: Geography (terms)
(v.i.)to march in a line or by files.
Origin of defile:
1675–85; < F défilé, n. use of ptp. of défiler to file off; see defilade
Princeton's WordNet
defile, gorge(verb)
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud(verb)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile(verb)
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
foul, befoul, defile, maculate(verb)
spot, stain, or pollute
"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Webster Dictionary
Defile(verb)
to march off in a line, file by file; to file off
Defile(verb)
same as Defilade
Defile(noun)
any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc
Defile(noun)
the act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade
Defile(verb)
to make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute
Defile(verb)
to soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint
Defile(verb)
to injure in purity of character; to corrupt
Defile(verb)
to corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate
Defile(verb)
to make ceremonially unclean; to pollute
Translations for defile
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
parade(noun)
a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event
a circus parade.
- optogAfrikaans
- مَوْكِب، إسْتِعْراضArabic
- парадBulgarian
- desfilePortuguese (BR)
- přehlídkaCzech
- der UmzugGerman
- parade; optogDanish
- παρέλασηGreek
- desfileSpanish
- rongkäikEstonian
- رژهFarsi
- paraatiFinnish
- défiléFrench
- מִצעָדHebrew
- जलूसHindi
- paradaCroatian
- parádéHungarian
- pawaiIndonesian
- skrúðgangaIcelandic
- sfilata, corteoItalian
- 行列Japanese
- 퍼레이드, 행진Korean
- paradas, pasirodymasLithuanian
- parāde, gājiensLatvian
- perarakanMalay
- paradeDutch
- opptog, paradeNorwegian
- parada, rewiaPolish
- رژهPersian
- پريټ، رسم ګذشتPashto
- desfilePortuguese
- paradăRomanian
- парадRussian
- prehliadkaSlovak
- sprevodSlovenian
- paradaSerbian
- paradSwedish
- ขบวนแห่Thai
- geçit, alayTurkish
- 遊行Chinese (Trad.)
- парадUkrainian
- صف آرائيUrdu
- cuộc diễu hànhVietnamese
- 游行Chinese (Simp.)
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