Defile Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-fīl
To corrupt
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. contaminate
  2. corrupt
  3. pollute
  4. debase
  5. taint
  6. besmirch
  7. infect
  8. befoul
  9. dirty
  10. sully
  11. soil
  12. maculate
  13. abuse
  14. adulterate
  15. foul
  16. degrade
  17. deprave
  18. desecrate
  19. discolor
  20. disgrace
  21. dishonor
  22. gorge
  23. ravish
  24. smear
  25. deflorate
  26. spot
  27. tarnish
  28. violate
  29. vitiate
  30. cloud
To make physically impure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. contaminate
  2. foul
  3. poison
  4. pollute
To deprive of virginity
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deflower
  2. violate

Words Related to Defile

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Defile Sentence Examples

  • The story is that the Romans, entangled in a defile, were suffering from thirst.

  • To be distinguished from this word is " soil," to make dirty, to stain, defile.

  • Finally, a narrow defile, a passage barely a mile across was found.

  • To harvest it would need the forest road bulldozed on through the defile.

  • For three hours after sunrise there was no fighting; then Henry, finding that the French would not advance, moved his army farther into the defile.

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