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Results for: "defile"

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NOUN (1)

1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains);
[syn: defile, gorge]


VERB (3)

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
- Example: "sully someone's reputation"
[syn: defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud]

2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
- Example: "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
- Example: "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
[syn: tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile]

3. spot, stain, or pollute;
- Example: "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
[syn: foul, befoul, defile, maculate]

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