Definition of defile

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Defile (v. t.) To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute.

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Defiler :: Defiler (n.) One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.
Corrupt :: Corrupt (v. t.) To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.
Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Smeared or defiled with grease.
Purify :: Purify (v. t.) To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air..
Filth :: Filth (n.) Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out..
Defoul :: Defoul (v. t.) To make foul; to defile.
Inquinate :: Inquinate (v. t.) To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul.
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.
Maculate :: Maculate (a.) Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts..
Moil :: Moil (n.) A spot; a defilement.
Defiled :: Defiled (imp. & p. p.) of Defil.
File :: File (v. t.) To make foul; to defile.
Pollution :: Pollution (n.) The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity..
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Distain :: Distain (v. t.) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry.
Conservancy :: Conservancy (n.) Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use..
Immaculate :: Immaculate (a.) Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint..
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