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Pronunciation : De*file"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?filer; pref. d?-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row or line. See File a row.]
Definition : Defn: To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.

i. [imp. & p. p. Defiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Defiling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*file"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: Same as Defilade.

t. (Mil.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*file"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. d?fil?, fr. d?filer to defile.]
Definition : 1. Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc.

2. (Mil.)

Defn: The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*file"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. defoulen, -foilen, to tread down, OF. defouler; de- + fouler to trample (see Full, v. t.), and OE. defoulen to foul (influenced in form by the older verb defoilen). See File to defile, Foul, Defoul.]
Definition : 1. To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. They that touch pitch will be defiled. Shak.

2. To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age, however his character may be defiled by . . . dirty hands. Swift.

3. To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt. Ezek. xx. 7.

4. To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. Prior.

5. To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute. That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile therewith. Lev. xxii. 8.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913