defiled Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   sully; defile; corrupt; taint; cloud.
   
   • sully someone's reputation
2. verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   tarnish; sully; stain; maculate; defile.
   
   • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
   • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
3. verb spot, stain, or pollute
   defile; maculate; befoul; foul.
   
   • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
4. adjective satellite morally blemished; stained or impure
   maculate.
   

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