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Antonyms for defiling

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-fahyl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfaɪl


Definition of defiling

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.
  • verb corrupt, violate
Example sentences :
  • And rumour went further, even to the defiling of his fair name.
  • Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid
  • It was her luck, like Sonia's, to spoil her own feast in defiling her enemy's banquet.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
  • Sin is a foul, slimy, miry thing, defiling whoever it touches.
  • Extract from : « Standards of Life and Service » by T. H. Howard
  • To her joy, she beheld the troop some distance off, defiling up the valley.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • At last his eyes fell on a regiment of dragoons who were defiling slowly by.
  • Extract from : « Fred Markham in Russia » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • I could see them defiling along the road like a host of ants.
  • Extract from : « The Boy who sailed with Blake » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • What was this defiling bar of iron which was locked hard against its mouth?
  • Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Review was brought to an end with the defiling past of the infantry.
  • Extract from : « Sixty Years a Queen » by Sir Herbert Maxwell
  • Every movement of, and every emanation from nature is defiling.
  • Extract from : « Notes on the Book of Leviticus » by C. H. Mackintosh
  • It is hopelessly defiled; and not only defiled, but defiling.
  • Extract from : « Notes on the Book of Leviticus » by C. H. Mackintosh

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