defiled


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defile1 /dɪˈfʌɪl/
verb sully, mar, or spoil.

■ desecrate or profane (something sacred).

archaic rape or sexually assault (a woman).

– derivatives
defilement noun,
defiler noun.
– origin ME: alt. of obs. defoul, from OFr. defouler ‘trample down’, influenced by obs. befile ‘befoul, defile’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defile2 /dɪˈfʌɪl/
noun also /ˈdiːfʌɪl/ a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file). verb archaic (of troops) march in single file.
– origin C17: from Fr. défilé (n.), défiler (v.), from ‘away from’ + file ‘column, file’.
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