defile 3
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
spot, stain, or pollute
Examples
- 1.The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Synonyms
- foul 5
spot, stain, or pollute
- befoul 1
spot, stain, or pollute
- maculate 2
spot, stain, or pollute


