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defile
6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
- verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully someone's reputation
- verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- verb
spot, stain, or pollute
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it