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Meaning of defiled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

defiled

Pronunciation:[dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫd]

verb

Definitions

  1. To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.

  2. To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate

    Example: To urinate on someone's grave is an example of a way to defile it.

  3. To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape

    Example: The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl.

verb

Definitions

  1. To march in a single file; to file.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Impure; dirty