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Defile
01
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
defiles
to defile
01
to stain something or someplace that usually is considered holy
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
defile
3rd person singular
defiles
Present participle
defiling
Past simple
defiled
Past participle
defiled
02
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
03
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
