de•file
Pronunciation: (di-fīl'), [key]
— -filed, -fil•ing.
- to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
- to violate the chastity of.
- to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate.
- to sully, as a person's reputation.
de•file
Pronunciation: (di-fīl', dē'fīl), [key]
— n., v., -filed, -fil•ing.
—n.
- any narrow passage, esp. between mountains.
—v.i.
- to march in a line or by files.
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