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defile
transitive verb
defile
noun

defile1 [dɪˈfaɪl] VB trans form

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2. defile (desecrate):

defile
оскверня́ть

defile2 [ˈdi:faɪl] N

defile
дефиле́ nt
defile
уще́лье nt

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The entry and exit points to the valley were narrow defiles.
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A portion of the rear guard was driven into a defile.
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Even here, a visitor became so outraged as to defile it with paint.
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The road threaded its way along the defiles separating the steep mountains, passing through a number of small, abandoned villages.
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They had to cross difficult country full or morasses and defiles.
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The governor made several more attempts at defiling her, but once again was restrained as if by an invisible wall.
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To taint it with partisanship would be to defile it.
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At the end of the gallery, which is starting to turn into a narrow defile, there are rectangular signs on either side.
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He hatches a plot to drive the doctor out of the village and in the process defiles the girl's character.
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In 2007 a man of 30 was found guilty of defiling a boy, then aged 14.
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