Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - defile
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(defiles, defiling, defiled) 1. To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive. (LITERARY) He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet. VERB: V n 2. A defile is a very narrow valley or passage, usually through mountains. (FORMAL) = pass N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb (~d; defiling) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to ~, from Old English fy?lan) of defoilen to trample, ~, from Anglo-French defoiller, defuler, to trample, from de- + fuller, foller to trample, literally, to full — more at full Date: 14th century to make unclean or impure: as a. to corrupt the purity or perfection of ; debase the countryside ~d by billboards b. to violate the chastity of ; deflower c. to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating boots ~d with blood d. to violate the sanctity of ; desecrate ~ a sanctuary e. sully, dishonor Synonyms: see contaminate • ~ment noun • ~r noun II. noun Etymology: French defile, from past participle of defiler Date: 1685 a narrow passage or gorge III. intransitive verb (~d; defiling) Etymology: French defiler, from de- de- + filer to move in a column — more at file Date: 1705 to march off in a line ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v.tr. 1 make dirty; pollute, befoul. 2 corrupt. 3 desecrate, profane. 4 deprive (esp. a woman) of virginity. 5 make ceremonially unclean. Derivatives defilement n. defiler n. Etymology: ME defoul f. OF defouler trample down, outrage (as DE-, fouler tread, trample) altered after obs. befile f. OE befylan (BE-, ful FOUL) 2. n. & v. --n. also 1 a narrow way through which troops can only march in file. 2 a gorge. --v.intr. march in file. Etymology: F d{eacute}filer and d{eacute}fil{eacute} past part. (as DE-, FILE(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. пачкать, загрязнять, марать to defile the woods —- засорять, замусоривать лес 2. осквернять; профанировать; пятнать to defile smb.'s mind —- растлевать чей-л. ум to defile the marriage-bed —- осквернять супружеское ложе to defile the sacred graves —- осквернять священные могилы hands defiled with the blood of martyrs —- руки, запятнанные кровью мучеников 3. воен. дефиле, теснина; ущелье 4. дефилирование, прохождение узкой колонной 5. воен. дефилировать, проходить узкой колонной 6. редк. укрывать в складках местности 7. редк. находить укрытие в складках местности ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I v. 1) загрязнять, пачкать 2) осквернять, профанировать 3) развращать, растлевать II 1. noun дефиле, теснина 2. v. дефилировать, проходить узкой колонной (о войсках) ...Англо-русский словарь
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