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Word: Defile
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: alteration of obsolete defoul, from Old French defouler ‘trample down’, influenced by obsolete befile ‘befoul, defile’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈfʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil
Short Definition:damage purity or appearance of
Examples:- the land was defiled by a previous owner
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