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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : dih-fahyl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfaɪl



Definition of de-file

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to desecrate, profane;" mid-15c., "to make foul or dirty," alteration of earlier defoulen, from Old French defouler "trample down, violate," also "ill-treat, dishonor," from de- "down" (see de-) + foler "to tread," from Latin fullo "person who cleans and thickens cloth by stamping on it" (see foil (v.)).
  • The alteration (or re-formation) in English is from influence of Middle English filen (v.) "to render foul; make unclean or impure," literal and figurative, from Old English fylen (trans.), related to Old English fulian (intrans.) "to become foul, rot," from the source of foul (adj.). Cf. befoul, which also had a parallel form befilen. Related: Defiled; defiling.
  • As in infest : adj flood, overrun
  • As in ravine : noun gap in earth's surface
  • As in interspace : noun gap
  • As in ruination : noun ruin
  • As in gap : noun break, breach
  • As in infect : verb pollute, contaminate
  • As in malign : verb slander, defame
  • As in outrage : verb wrong, offend, abuse
  • As in poison : verb contaminate, pollute
  • As in pollute : verb make dirty; corrupt
  • As in abuse : verb physically hurt or injure
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in shame : verb disgrace, embarrass
  • As in slander : verb make a scandalous remark
  • As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
  • As in smear : verb tarnish a reputation
  • As in smudge : verb smear, dirty
  • As in soil : verb make dirty
  • As in spoil : verb ruin, hurt
  • As in stain : verb dirty, taint
  • As in sully : verb soil, stain
  • As in taint : verb dirty, contaminate; ruin
  • As in tarnish : verb dirty, corrupt
  • As in violate : verb rape, defile
  • As in vitiate : verb hurt, corrupt
  • As in blacken : verb malign; smear
  • As in befoul : verb contaminate
  • As in besmirch : verb taint
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
  • As in sophisticate : verb adulterate
  • As in contaminate : verb adulterate
  • As in corrupt : verb pervert; pollute
  • As in adulterate : verb alter or debase, often for profit
  • As in damage : verb cause injury, loss
  • As in debase : verb adulterate
  • As in debauch : verb deprave, corrupt
  • As in decay : verb deteriorate, crumble
  • As in defile : verb corrupt, violate
  • As in deflower : verb ravish; take away beauty
  • As in desecrate : verb abuse, violate
  • As in dirty : verb cause to be soiled
  • As in discolor : verb fading, dirtying of hue
  • As in disfigure : verb make ugly
  • As in disgrace : verb bring shame upon
  • As in dishonor : verb shame, degrade
  • As in force : verb use violence upon
  • As in foul : verb make or become dirty

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