defile
verb (used with object)
defiler
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a word derived from
defile.
Example Sentences
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He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party’s purity.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Therefore he was defiled and a defiler of others.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
She, an active defiler, had to know the stench of her former family and yet it always seemed to him that she pretended the rot and her role within it did not exist.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
This style of dissipation is the abettor of pride, the instigator of jealousy, the sacrificial altar of health, the defiler of the soul, the avenue of lust, and the curse of the town.
From The Abominations of Modern Society by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage
The impulse to crush the defiler was checked by the sudden appearance of two men inside the curtains.
From Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
