All defile synonyms
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- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- sully β to soil, stain, or tarnish.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- discolor β to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- desecrate β If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- vitiate β to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- besmirch β If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
- disgrace β the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- soil β the act or fact of soiling.
- shame β the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- rape β the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
- pollute β to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- seduce β to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- tarnish β to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- contaminate β If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
- stain β a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- trash β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- deflower β to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- adulterate β If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it.
- profane β characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- ravish β to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- smear β to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- taint β the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
- befoul β to make dirty or foul; soil; defile
- dirty β soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- tar β a sailor.
- maculate β spotted; stained.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- ruin β 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.
- violate β to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- discolour β Alternative spelling of discolor.
- dishonour β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
adjective defile
- overspread β to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- worrier β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- infest β to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- filler β an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- packer β a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- swarm β a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
- crawler β A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
- harrier β one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.