defile
Make ritually impure
Defile has two distinct meanings from different origins.
The verb defile means to make dirty, impure, or corrupt—to pollute or desecrate: vandals defiled the cemetery, a reputation defiled by scandal.
The noun defile (accent on second syllable) is a narrow passage or gorge through which troops must march single file: The army was ambushed in the mountain defile.
Make impure harmfully
- taintMake impure
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
- infectTransmit pathogens to
blight · sully · besmirch · soil · stain · poison · befoul · muddy
pollute
Make impure harmfully
- taintMake impure
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
infect · blight · sully · besmirch · soil · stain · poison · befoul · muddy · spoil
profane
Irreverent toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- violateBreak a rule deliberately
desecration · irreverence · vandalize · dishonor · disgrace · debase · denigrate · unholy · impiety · disrespect
procession
Formal moving line
file · single file · troop · infantry · advance · regiment · marching · soldiers · line · convoy
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- gapsgap, rift, void, chasm, crack
- chokepointschoke point, bottleneck, pinch point, narrows, strait
- Mountain Passesmountain pass, alpine pass, low pass, notch, gap
- deterioratedecay, rot, deteriorate, decompose, corrode
- disparagementdefame, denigrate, disparage, malign, slander
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