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defiled

/dɪˈfaɪld/

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adjective

/dɪˈfaɪld/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее или литературное прилагательное, описывающее что-то, что было сделано нечистым, осквернённым или поруганным, часто в моральном или религиозном смысле.

An archaic or literary adjective describing something that has been made unclean, impure, or desecrated, often in a moral or religious sense.

  1. Made unclean or impureC1formal

    Describes something that has been made dirty, polluted, or contaminated, often in a moral or spiritual sense.

    ruОсквернённый

    • The ancient temple was defiled by vandals.
    • His reputation was defiled by the false accusations.
    • The sacred ground was defiled by the construction.

    Synonymscontaminatedcorrupteddebaseddesecratedpollutedprofanedtaintedvitiated

    Antonymscleanimmaculatepureundefiledunstained

Forms
  • more defiled comparative form
  • most defiled superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

defile/dɪˈfaɪl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания действия, делающего что-то грязным, нечистым или морально испорченным; осквернение святости чего-либо.

A verb used to describe the act of making something dirty, impure, or morally corrupt; to violate the sanctity of something.

  1. Make dirty or spoilC1formal

    To make something dirty, impure, or spoil its purity or sanctity.

    ruОсквернить

    • The river was defiled by industrial waste.
    • They defiled the sacred temple with graffiti.
    • His reputation was defiled by false accusations.

    Synonymsbefoulbesmirchcontaminatedirtypollutesoilstainsullytainttarnish

    Antonymscleanpurifysanctify

  2. Corrupt morallyC2formal

    To damage or spoil the moral purity or integrity of someone or something.

    ruОсквернить

    • The scandal defiled the family's good name.
    • He felt that the lies defiled their friendship.
    • The politician's actions defiled the office he held.

    Synonymsbefoulcontaminatecorruptdebasedegradepollutesoilsullytaintvitiate

    Antonymscleansepurifysanctify

Forms
  • defiled past participle
  • defiled past simple
  • defiling present participle
  • defiles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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