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- [dih-fahyl]
- /dɪˈfaɪl/
- /dɪˈfaɪl/
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- [dih-fahyl]
- /dɪˈfaɪl/
Definitions of defiled word
- verb with object defiled to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase. 1
- verb with object defiled to violate the chastity of. 1
- verb with object defiled to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate. 1
- verb with object defiled to sully, as a person's reputation. 1
- noun defiled any narrow passage, especially between mountains. 1
- verb without object defiled to march in a line or by files. 1
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Origin of defiled
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English defilen, defelen, alteration of defoilen (by association with filen to file3) < Anglo-French, Old French defouler to trample on, violate; compare Old English befȳlan to befoul
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Parts of speech for Defiled
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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defiled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for defiled
adj defiled
- tainted — a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- impure — not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air.
- unclean — not clean; dirty.
adjective defiled
- sullied — to soil, stain, or tarnish.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- degraded — disgraced, debased, depraved, etc.
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- violated — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
Antonyms for defiled
adj defiled
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
- honorable — in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- purified — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
adjective defiled
- untarnished — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- cleansed — Simple past tense and past participle of cleanse.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
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