defile

/dɪˈfaɪl/ · verb

Meaning

To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate
To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape
A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
A single file, such as of soldiers.
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.
To march in a single file; to file.

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