defile
verb (used with object)
defiles
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pluralof defile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As mixed as I am on the film itself, I appreciate that the Academy is embracing not just a horror movie, but a gleeful Grand Guignol that defiles the Walk of Fame twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
"It is time to realize that fundamentalism defiles and corrupts every creed," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
In the name of personalization, she says, “it defiles, ignores, overrides and displaces everything about you and me that is personal.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2019
There is a fine line between reflecting the concerns of voters and performing a crude and offensive imitation that mocks and defiles their deepest beliefs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2015
The boys chose their way through defiles and over heaps of sharp stone.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
