defile
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A soldier who requested anonymity explained to AFP that since then the body had been guarded around the clock "so that rival groups do not defile him."
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Some Parisians backed the move, but others - including heritage campaigners - said it was a bad idea and would "defile" the French capital's iconic monument.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
“We can’t just take, defile and desecrate someone’s body without consent,” Numa says.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
Protesters blocked construction crews in 2015 and 2019, saying building a new telescope there would further defile a site that they say has already been harmed by a dozen other observatories.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
A fierce man had burst into the room and shouted, How dare you defile this house?
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing defile
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Grade 9, List 3
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