Defile Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

defiles;

defiled;

defiling

defiles;

defiled;

defiling

Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFILE

1

:

to make (something) dirty

• The lake has been defiled by polluters.

2

:

to take away or ruin the purity, honor, or goodness of (something or someone important)

• She thinks slang defiles the language.
• defiling the country's flag
• Vandals defiled the holy shrine.

— defilement

/dɪˈfajəlmənt/

noun

[noncount]

• the defilement of the shrine

Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFILE

:

a narrow passage through mountains

:

gorge