defile

Nouns

  • (n) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) gorge,

Verbs

  • (v) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
    • sully someone's reputation
    sully, taint, corrupt, cloud,
  • (v) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
    • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
    • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
    maculate, tarnish, sully, stain,
  • (v) spot, stain, or pollute
    • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
    befoul, maculate, foul,

Synonyms

sully taint corrupt cloud gorge maculate tarnish stain befoul foul

Words of close approximity

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