1.
[syn: defiled, maculate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Defiled (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Defiling.]
[F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row
or line. See File a row.]
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
defiled \defiled\ adj.
1. morally blemished. [archaic]
Syn: maculate.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Religion) ritually unclean. Opposite of clean.
Syn: unclean, impure.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
defiled
adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: defiled,
maculate]