defile - Meaning in Sanskrit

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defile - Meaning in Sanskrit

defile Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of defile in English

defile noun

1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

   Synonyms

   gorge

defile verb

1. spot, stain, or pollute

   Synonyms

   befoul, foul, maculate

   Example

   • "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

   Synonyms

   maculate, stain, sully, sully, tarnish

   Examples

   • "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
   • "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   Synonyms

   cloud, cloud, corrupt, sully, sully, taint

   Example

   • "sully someone's reputation"

Synonyms of defile

• gorge
• befoul, foul, maculate
• maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
• cloud, corrupt, sully, taint

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