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Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defiled (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Defiling.] [F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row or line. See File a row.] To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
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vb. (present participle of defile English)
Usage examples of "defiling".
Now he was defiling it with the most odious portion of the mud creature.
God help me, I walked on, lest through their defiling touch I should become like them.
I thought that he meant merely to cover the desecration, but he had another plan, for he spread the cloak and then gathered up the defiling mass, folding it into the cloth.
All the legends of '49, the violent, wild life of the early days, were recalled to view, defiling before them there in an endless procession under the glare of paper lanterns and kerosene lamps.
The ceremony varies from one chapter to another but the main feature is always the defiling of the initiate's new uniform.
This was obviously true at Bass Lake, which had already hosted one Hell's Angel rally, in 1963, an occasion which resulted in the defiling of a local church.