defile: signification et définitions

To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage.

To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt: a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.

To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).

To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple.

To violate the chastity of.

To march in single file or in files or columns.

A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.

A march in a line.