Synonyms for defile
dɪˈfaɪl, ˈdi faɪl

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1. defile, gorge(noun)

   a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

   Synonyms:
   gullet, gorge, oesophagus, esophagus

2. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud(verb)

   place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   "sully someone's reputation"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, besmirch, fog, calumniate, foul, infect, overcast, becloud, befoul, maculate, slander, demoralise, dapple, cloud, misdirect, debase, pervert, demoralize, sully, defame, asperse, vitiate, profane, obscure, mist, stain, haze over, taint, smear, denigrate, deprave, mottle, tarnish, buy, befog, grease one's palms, smirch, bribe, debauch, spoil, corrupt, obnubilate

3. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile(verb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   calumniate, maculate, asperse, tarnish, smear, denigrate, slander, corrupt, sully, stain, besmirch, smirch, defame, foul, taint, cloud, befoul

4. foul, befoul, defile, maculate(verb)

   spot, stain, or pollute

   "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

   Synonyms:
   choke off, maculate, tarnish, foul, clog up, congest, contaminate, clog, pollute, sully, stain, choke, corrupt, taint, cloud, back up, befoul

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. defile

   The hand may be defiled by a touch of pitch; swine that have been wallowing in the mud are befouled. Contaminate and infect refer to something evil that deeply pervades and permeates, as the human body or mind. Pollute is used chiefly of liquids; as, water polluted with sewage. Tainted meat is repulsive; infected meat contains germs of disease. A soiled garment may be cleansed by washing; a spoiled garment is beyond cleansing or repair. Bright metal is tarnished by exposure; a fair sheet is sullied by a dirty hand. In figurative use, defile may be used merely in the ceremonial sense; "they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled," John xviii, 28; contaminate refers to deep spiritual injury. Pollute has also a reference to sacrilege; as, to pollute a sanctuary, an altar, or an ordinance. The innocent are often contaminated by association with the wicked; the vicious are more and more corrupted by their own excesses. We speak of a vitiated taste or style; fraud vitiates a title or a contract.

   Synonyms:
   befoul, contaminate, corrupt, infect, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate

   Antonyms:
   clean, cleanse, disinfect, hallow, purify, sanctify, wash

   Preposition:
   The temple was defiled with blood; defiled by sacrilegious deeds.

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. defile(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy

2. defile(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison

3. defile(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   violate, DEFLOUR, ravish

4. defile(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   file off, march in a line

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