Synonyms for defile
verb
To corrupt
debase, pollute, besmirch, contaminate; see contaminate, corrupt 1, dirty.
To violate
dishonor, sully, desecrate, deflower; see disgrace, profane, rape. See syn. study at contaminate.
See defile in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To make dirty:
befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See cleanTo make physically impure:
contaminate, foul, poison, pollute. See cleanTo make morally impure:
contaminate, corrupt, infect, pollute, soil, taint. See cleanTo spoil or mar the sanctity of:
desecrate, pollute, profane, violate. See clean, religion, sacredTo deprive of virginity:
deflower, violate. See sex
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