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defile (v.) "make filthy," c.1280, from O.Fr. defouler "trample down, violate," from de- "down" + fouler "to tread," from L. fullo "person who cleans and thickens cloth by stamping on it." Sense infl. by foul (q.v.); ... The Online Etymology Dictionary...
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Origin of defile – Our etymology dictionary has the origin of the word defile. Encyclopedia.com: Origins of over 17,000 words. ... defile; Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology defile 2 narrow pass between mountains. XVII. orig. defilé , defilee — F. défilé , sb. use of pp.
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asperse, attack, bad-mouth, blot, blotch, calumniate, decry, defame, defile, denigrate, dishonor, do a number on, give a black eye, knock*, libel, malign, rip up and down, rip*, slander, slur, smudge, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, traduce, vilify ... Etymology of defile...
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Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » etymology ... Etymology: ME & OFr ethimologie < L etymologia < Gr: see etymon & -logy ... Etymology of topic 22 5 days ago...
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[edit] Etymology 1 ... 1.2 Etymology 1 ... to defile (third-person singular simple present defiles, present participle defiling, simple past and past participle defiled)
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Etymology: ME defilen, altered (by assoc. with filen, to make foul < OE fylan < ful, foul) < defoulen < OFr defouler, to tread underfoot, insult < de-, intens. + fouler < ML fullare, to tread, full ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » defile...
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