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/di fuyl"/, v.t., defiled, defiling.1. to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.2. to violate the chastity of.3. to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.4. to sully, as a person's reputation.[1275-1325; ME defilen, defelen, alter. of defoilen (by assoc. with filen to FILE3) < AF, OF defouler to trample on, violate; cf. OE befylan to befoul]defile2/di fuyl", dee"fuyl/, n., v., defiled, defiling.n.1. any narrow passage, esp. between mountains.v.i.2. to march in a line or by files.[1675-85; < F défilé, n. use of ptp. of défiler to file off; see DEFILADE]
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