Defile

See also defilé

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪl

Etymology 1

Middle English defilen, alteration of Middle English befilen "to defile, make foul" from Old English befȳlan "to befoul". Alteration influenced by Middle English defoulen, defoilen, "to trample on, abuse" from Old French defouler "to trample upon, violate". More at file, foul.

Verb

Infinitive to Defile

Third person singular defil

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Defile (third-person singular simple present defil, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) to make impure; to make dirty. Less strong than to pollute

Translations

to make impure or dirty

Bulgarian: опетнявам bg(bg), осквернявам bg(bg) Finnish: tahrata fi(fi) French: souiller fr(fr), déflorer fr(fr)

Romanian: spurca ro(ro) Russian: пачкать ru(ru), марать ru(ru) Swedish: orena

Etymology 2

Earlier defilee, French défilé, from défiler (“‘to march past’”) from file (“‘file’”).

Noun

Singular Defile

Plural {{{1}}}

Defile ({{{1}}})

1. A way or gorge so narrow that only one person at a time can pass.

Translations

narrow way or gorge

Bulgarian: дефиле bg(bg) n., проход bg(bg) m. Croatian: klisura hr(hr) f., tjesnac hr(hr) m. Finnish: sola fi(fi)

French: défilé fr(fr) Russian: узкий проход ru(ru), узкое место маршрута ru(ru), желоб ru(ru)

See also

• glen

Verb

Infinitive to Defile

Third person singular defil

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Defile (third-person singular simple present defil, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (obsolete) (intransitive) To march in a single file.

Translations

to march in a single file

Bulgarian: дефилирам bg(bg) Finnish: marssia ohi French: défiler fr(fr)

Russian: дефилировать ru(ru) Swedish: defilera

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