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defile

/dɪ'faɪl/

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verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
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maculate stain sully tarnish

type of:
blot blob fleck spot
verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
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cloud corrupt sully taint

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vitiate deflower impair mar spoil
noun
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
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gorge

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pass mountain pass notch
verb
spot, stain, or pollute
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"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

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befoul foul maculate

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disgrace shame dishonour dishonor attaint

Examples of defile

"The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"