defile
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- Rhymes: -aɪl
[edit] Etymology 1
Middle English defilen, alteration of Middle English befilen "to defile, make foul" from Old English befȳlan "to befoul". Form influenced by Middle English defoulen, defoilen, "to trample on, abuse" from Old French defouler "to trample upon, violate". More at file, foul.
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to defile (third-person singular simple present defiles, present participle defiling, simple past and past participle defiled)
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[edit] Etymology 2
Earlier defilee, French défilé, from défiler (“‘to march past’”) from file (“‘file’”).
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defile (plural defiles)
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[edit] Verb
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to defile (third-person singular simple present defiles, present participle defiling, simple past and past participle defiled)
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