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Noun defile has 1 sense
- defile, gorge - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
--1 is a kind of pass, mountain pass, notch
Verb defile has 3 senses
- defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
--1 is one way to mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s somebody
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- tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
--2 is one way to spot, fleck, blob, blot
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
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- foul, befoul, defile, maculate - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
--3 is one way to dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
Sample sentences:
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