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Synonyms for de-file
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : dih-fahyl |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfaɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for de-file Other synonyms for the word de-file
- abase
- abash
- abound
- abuse
- accuse
- adulterate
- affront
- alloy
- amalgamate
- animalize
- annoy
- aperture
- apply
- arroyo
- asperse
- assail
- assault
- attack
- attaint
- attenuate
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bane
- bang up
- bankrupt
- bastardize
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- bedaub
- bedraggle
- befoul
- beggar
- begrime
- belie
- beset
- besmear
- besoil
- bespatter
- bestialize
- betray
- blacken
- blacken name
- blackguard
- blank
- blaspheme
- blast
- bleach
- blemish
- blend
- blight
- blister
- block
- blot
- blotch
- boil over
- botch
- brand
- break
- break down
- break in
- break open
- break up
- bring down
- bring to ruin
- brutalize
- bung up
- burn
- burn up
- burst
- bust
- bust open
- caesura
- calumniate
- canyon
- cast a slur
- cast a slur on
- cast aspersion
- catch
- chasm
- cheapen
- choke
- clean out
- cleft
- clog
- cloud
- clove
- coat
- collapse
- color
- commingle
- commit sacrilege
- confound
- contaminate
- cook
- corrode
- corrupt
- coulee
- cover
- crack
- crack open
- cranny
- crawl
- crevasse
- crevice
- cripple
- crowd
- crud up
- crumb
- crumble
- crush
- curdle
- curse
- cut
- cut down to size
- cut up
- dab
- damage
- darken
- daub
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decimate
- decline
- decompose
- decry
- deface
- defame
- defeat
- defile
- deflorate
- deflower
- deform
- degenerate
- degrade
- demean
- demolish
- demoralize
- denature
- denigrate
- deplete
- deplore
- deprave
- depreciate
- depredate
- depress
- deride
- derogate
- desecrate
- desolate
- despoil
- destroy
- destroyer
- destruction
- deteriorate
- detract
- devalue
- devastate
- devour
- difference
- dilapidate
- dilute
- dim
- dirty
- disagreement
- discolor
- disconcert
- disconsider
- discontinuity
- discredit
- disease
- disfashion
- disfavor
- disfeature
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- disoblige
- disparage
- disparity
- disregard
- disrespect
- dissolve
- distort
- ditch
- divergence
- divide
- division
- do a number on
- do in
- do violence to
- doctor
- doctor up
- dope up
- downfall
- drag through mud
- drag through the mud
- draggle
- drain
- dry-rot
- dull
- dwindle
- dye
- embarrass
- encrust
- ensnare
- entangle
- envenom
- exhaust
- expel
- extort
- fade
- fail
- falsify
- fester
- fill
- fire up
- fissure
- fix
- fleece
- flock
- flume
- force
- fornicate
- foul
- fracture
- fraternize
- get worse
- give a bad name
- give a black eye
- gnaw
- go bad
- go to hell
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- gorge
- grease palm
- grime
- gulch
- gulf
- gully
- harass
- harm
- harry
- have
- hiatus
- hit
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- hole
- hollow
- hose
- humble
- humiliate
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- impoverish
- incapacitate
- incense
- inconsistency
- infect
- infiltrate
- influence
- infuriate
- injure
- insult
- interlude
- intermission
- intermix
- interruption
- interspace
- interstice
- interval
- intrigue
- invade
- inveigle
- irrigate
- jam
- jar
- jimmy
- kick up a row
- kill
- knock
- lace
- lacerate
- lacuna
- lay waste
- lead astray
- lessen
- libel
- live in the gutter
- load
- lose face
- lose luster
- lose shine
- lower
- lull
- lure
- maculate
- madden
- maim
- make a mess of
- make dusty
- make filthy
- make foul
- make hit the ceiling
- make ill
- make impure
- make lose face
- make unclean
- make useless
- malign
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mark
- mess
- mess up
- mildew
- mingle
- mishandle
- misrepresent
- mistreat
- misuse
- mix
- mock
- mold
- molder
- molest
- mortify
- muck
- muck up
- muckrake
- muddy
- mudsling
- murder
- muss
- muss up
- mutilate
- notch
- opening
- oppress
- opprobriate
- orifice
- outrage
- overlay
- overspread
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pack
- pale
- pan
- pass
- patch
- pauperize
- pause
- pejorate
- penetrate
- perish
- persecute
- pervert
- pester
- phony up
- pillage
- plague
- plant
- plaster
- plunder
- poison
- pollute
- poor-mouth
- possess
- prejudice
- press
- profane
- propel
- prostitute
- pry
- pull down
- push
- put down
- putrefy
- putresce
- radioactivate
- raise Cain
- rap
- rape
- ravage
- ravine
- ravish
- raze
- reach boiling point
- reach depths
- recess
- reduce
- reflect on
- rent
- reproach
- respite
- rest
- revile
- ridicule
- rift
- rip
- rip up
- rip up and down
- roast
- rot
- rough up
- roughhouse
- ruin
- run down
- run smear campaign
- rupture
- rust
- sack
- sap
- scandalize
- scar
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- scuzz up
- seduce
- separation
- shake up
- shame
- shatter
- shave
- shock
- shoot down
- shrivel
- sicken
- sink
- slam
- slander
- sling mud
- slit
- slop
- slot
- slump
- slur
- smash
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smutch
- snarl
- sneer
- snub
- soil
- sophisticate
- space
- spatter
- speak ill of
- spike
- split
- spoil
- spoilate
- spoliate
- spot
- spray
- spread among
- spread to
- sprinkle
- square
- squash
- squeeze
- stab
- stain
- stigmatize
- streak
- strumpet
- suborn
- subvert
- sully
- suppurate
- swarm
- sweat
- taint
- take a swipe at
- take apart
- take down
- take down a peg
- tamper with
- tar
- tar and feather
- tarnish
- tear
- tear down
- teem
- tempt
- thin
- throng
- thrust
- tinge
- tint
- total
- touch
- traduce
- transfuse
- trash
- turn
- twist
- undermine
- undo
- undoing
- upset
- use up
- vacuity
- valley
- victimize
- vilify
- villainize
- violate
- vitiate
- vituperate
- void
- wane
- warp
- wash
- waste
- waste away
- water
- water down
- wax
- weaken
- wear away
- weight
- whip up
- wipe out
- wither
- worry
- worsen
- wound
- wrack
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrecker
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
- wrong
Définition 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
Antonyms for de-file
- acclaim
- accord
- adorn
- adulate
- agreement
- aid
- alikeness
- allow
- approve
- ascend
- assist
- be indifferent
- be loyal
- be proud
- beautify
- benefit
- better
- bleach
- bless
- boost
- brighten
- build
- building
- care for
- chasten
- cherish
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- clease
- close
- closing
- closure
- collect
- color
- combine
- commend
- compliment
- concentrate
- construct
- continuation
- create
- creation
- credit
- cure
- decorate
- defend
- delight
- develop
- dignify
- disenchant
- disgust
- distill
- divide
- elevate
- embellish
- encourage
- energy
- enhance
- enlarge
- esteem
- exalt
- expand
- extend
- favor
- fill
- filter
- fix
- flatter
- flourish
- free
- gather
- germinate
- give
- gladden
- glorify
- grow
- hallow
- harmony
- heal
- help
- honor
- ignore
- improve
- increase
- inspirit
- invigorate
- juncture
- laud
- let go
- lighten
- likeness
- lose
- make happy
- make well
- mend
- moralize
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- ornament
- pale
- perfect
- plain
- please
- polish
- praise
- preserve
- prize
- promote
- prosper
- protect
- purify
- put together
- raise
- refine
- regard
- release
- repair
- repulse
- respect
- revere
- right
- ripen
- rise
- sameness
- sanctify
- satisfy
- save
- schedule
- separate
- set up
- similarity
- solid
- soothe
- sterilize
- straighten
- strengthen
- success
- surrender
- tell truth
- thicken
- treasure
- treat well
- turn off
- unblock
- uncorrupt
- unite
- unmix
- untwist
- upgrade
- uphold
- value
- wait
- welcome
- whiten
- yield
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