All 4 Uses of
defile
in
Dune
- Would you have them defile an honorable weapon?†
Book 1 *
- The steps ended in a slitted defile about twenty meters long, its floor level, and this opened onto a shallow, moonlit basin.†
Book 2
- "Please do not run, intruders," the voice said as Paul made to withdraw into the defile.†
Book 2
- The man above them remained silent, but Jessica heard him moving, crossing by a leap over a defile and working his way down to the basin floor on their left.†
Book 2
Definition:
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(defile as in: it was defiled) to spoil the beauty or purity of somethingin various senses, including:
- pollute a pristine lake
- harm a reputation or good name
- damage or disrespect something sacred
- take a person's virginity in a disrespectful way