defiles
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫz/verb
Definitions
To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
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.
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.
noun
Definitions
A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
A single file, such as of soldiers.
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
verb
Definitions
To march in a single file; to file.