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  • English Word Defied Definition of Defy
  • English Word Defier Definition One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws.
  • English Word Defiguration Definition Disfiguration; mutilation.
  • English Word Defigure Definition To delineate.
  • English Word Defilade Definition To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point.
  • English Word Defiladed Definition of Defilade
  • English Word Defilading Definition of Defilade
  • English Word Defilading Definition The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected.
  • English Word Defile Definition To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
  • English Word Defile Definition Same as Defilade.
  • English Word Defile Definition Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc.
  • English Word Defile Definition The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.
  • English Word Defile Definition To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute.
  • English Word Defile Definition To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.
  • English Word Defile Definition To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.
  • English Word Defile Definition To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate.
  • English Word Defile Definition To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.
  • English Word Defiled Definition of Defile
  • English Word Defilement Definition The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
  • English Word Defilement Definition The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.
  • English Word Defiler Definition One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.
  • English Word Defiliation Definition Abstraction of a child from its parents.
  • English Word Defiling Definition of Defile
  • English Word Definable Definition Capable of being defined, limited, or explained; determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as, definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations; definable words.
  • English Word Define Definition To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
  • English Word Define Definition To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
  • English Word Define Definition To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
  • English Word Define Definition To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
  • English Word Define Definition To determine; to decide.
  • English Word Defined Definition of Define