Thesaurus
defile
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DEFILE
1
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable <supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots>
Related Words infect; begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul up, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully; corrupt, rot, spoil; adulterate, doctor; dilute, water down
Near Antonyms clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, distill (also distil), purge; filter; disinfect, sanitize, sterilize
Antonyms decontaminate, purify
2
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect <art conservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic>
Related Words deconsecrate, desacralize, desanctify; blaspheme, curse, swear; befoul, contaminate, foul, poison, pollute, soil, sully, taint; affront, defame, insult, offend, outrage; annihilate, crush, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, ravage, raze, ruin, waste, wreck; despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, raid, ransack, rob, sack, spoil, strip
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