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defiledefile /dɪˈfaɪl/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdefileOrigin: 1300-1400 defoul to crush with the feet, make dirty (13-17 centuries), from Old French defouler, from fouler to step on VERB TABLEdefile |
Present | I, you, we, they | defile | | he, she, it | defiles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | defiled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have defiled | | he, she, it | has defiled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had defiled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will defile | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have defiled |
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Present | I | am defiling | | he, she, it | is defiling | | you, we, they | are defiling | Past | I, he, she, it | was defiling | | you, we, they | were defiling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been defiling | | he, she, it | has been defiling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been defiling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be defiling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been defiling |
to make something less pure, good, or holy, especially by showing no respect: Gravestones in the cemetery had been defiled. |