[{"word":"defiles","phonetic":"/dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"To urinate on someone's grave is an example of a way to defile it."},{"definition":"To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl."}],"synonyms":["contaminate","pollute","spoil","sully","desecrate","profane","ravish","violate","vitiate"],"antonyms":["clean","purify","sanctify"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A single file, such as of soldiers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To march in a single file; to file.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defile","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defiles"]}]