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Search phrase: defile

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.406doth defile, so doth the company thou keepest. For, Harry,doth defile; so doth the companie thou keepest: for Harry,
Henry VH5 III.iii.35Defile the locks of your shrill-shrieking daughters;Desire the Locks of your shrill-shriking Daughters:
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.191As, like to pitch, defile nobility,As like to Pytch, defile Nobilitie;
King LearKL III.vi.110When false opinion, whose wrong thoughts defile thee,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.4that defiles. ‘ Defile ’ – a foul word! Well, set theethat defiles; defile, a foule word: Well, set thee
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.91And his soft couch defile.And his soft couch defile.

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Glossary

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beraystain, defile, disfigure
besmeardefile, sully, tarnish
blasphemeslander, defame, defile
blotslander, defile, blacken
corruptruin, defile, debase
daubbedaub, smear, defile
defilemake filthy, pollute, dirty
distaindishonour, defile, corrupt
filedefile, corrupt, taint

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defilebesmear
defileblaspheme
defileblot
defileberay
defilecorrupt
defiledistain
defiledaub
defilefile

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DEFILEBASICdefile v, defiled adj, defiler n, defiling n
DEFILEINTENSITYfoul-defiled adj

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