1. making something dirty, impure, or corrupt
Usage: present participle of ‘defile’

1. causing contamination or corruption; making impure

Examples

• The factory was defiling the river with toxic waste.
• She accused him of defiling the sacred temple.
• The graffiti was defiling the historic monument.
• Industrial runoff is defiling the groundwater supply.
• The defiling smoke from the fire blackened the sky.
• They worked to stop the defiling of the natural habitat.
• The scandal was defiling the politician’s reputation.