defile: Meaning and Definition of

de•file

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.

de•file

1. any narrow passage, esp. between mountains.

1. to march in a line or by files.