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defile
in
1st to Die, by Patterson
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- Now she was a slaughtered corpse, defiled, possibly raped on her wedding night.†
p. 24.7 *defiled = spoiled the beauty or purity of something
- She had been mutilated, defiled.†
p. 53.7
- That would defile her.†
p. 70.1defile = to spoil the beauty or purity of something
- He has to defile.†
p. 156.6
- Defiled her "How did they both end up here in the middle of their wedding?"†
p. 186.9defiled = spoiled the beauty or purity of something
Definitions:
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(1)
(defile) 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
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (but not uncommon in classic literature), defile can refer to a narrow valley or a march or passage through one.