DEFILES Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of defile

as in ravines

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up

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defiles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of defile

as in pollutes

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots

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as in violates

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect art conservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic

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The excess nitrogen that is not utilized by growing plants pollutes land, water, and air, and exacerbates climate change.

Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
In June, the justices by a 5-4 vote put on hold an EPA rule that would have required Midwest states to do more to limit smog that pollutes the air over the East Coast states.

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

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